Monday, October 12, 2009

Poetry: End Domestic Violence!



The Slap wasn't kinky or fun like a slap on the buns/Anger permeated the air like ozone

Once/upon time/they locked/doors/tore clothes/off/with teeth/hours/passed from/sunrise/to/sunset/loves musk perfumed sofa pillows/hall carpet burns/Love unbound/

Hour/pon/hour /alone

Gone! Love/Gone!

Replaced with desires of escape/revenge/hatred and fear of being alone with once/loved one

Alone!

Her face swollen/fear pumped through her heart and veins/Her date/eyes glazed/words putrid projectiles/foamed mouth/tongue insane/He slapped/He punched/He kicked/He screamed! He no longer the love of her life/Respect/Manhood and dignity burned and blowing away like menthol scented ashes

Her face pulp/her will shaken /but now unmovable/love gone/love gone/Next day/

phone calls/sweet words/mean nothing/flowers /engagement rings/ tombstones/monuments of dead love/love now wrong/love gone!

Young fiery passion/now smoldering ember ashes/wedding bell/sweat stained sheet/jasmine scented walks in the sunset/now/rainy/obsidian/black funeral masses!

End Domestic Violence!

Womenshelter of Long Beach Battered Womens Hotline


www.womenshelterlb.com

930 Pacific Ave.Long Beach, CA 90813

(562) 437-4663

BE Prayerful! BE Mindful! BE Careful!

Jaycee

11 comments:

Miss Daja said...

that was so real!
omg

achoiceofweapons said...

I hope it's not for any of us. But if it is...I'm sorry!

Myne said...

I totally get this poem and I echo the last. I never could condone DV.

underOvr (aka The U) said...

No matter how it's packaged, violence against another human is just wrong.

U

Daisy Deadhead said...

Great post.

Unbreakable said...

DM violence is wrong in so many ways, yet a lot of ppl have hard time leaving abusive relationship.

Great Poem

Miss.Stefanie said...

Been thru a situation like that- I hope people will be smarter than I and leave immediately. Great post Jaycee

Reggie said...

Excellent post!!!

Domestic violence is an absolute shame!!!

Ann Brock said...

Mista Jaycee thanks for that beautiful poem.

Musique's Poetry said...

Awesome Poem. I must give kudos. I do not condone DV. I've been a victim of that myself and I know it isn't fun or right.

Unknown said...

i hate violence
if there is anything i can do to help
please let me know...

eek (my body's contracting...)