Quite a few
of the AngelFairy subscribers asked that I approach the subject
of spousal abuse in a more upbeat manner. Since I have lived through
it the hurt runs deep here and so I had to take my cue from my
email. This epic poem was sent to us by a woman who feared for
her life and pulled out of the situation before the fear became
reality.
THE
GETAWAY
Tonight is
the night, she must go,
She knows
this is the day,
That she
must gather all her strength,
And finally
get away.
If she is
to see tomorrow,
She must
leave this place behind,
Take herself
and her sweet child,
A safe place
she must find.
So quietly
she gathers up,
A few things
that she needs,
Then with
her child held to her heart,
In silent
prayer she pleads.
"Dear
God, please help us now I pray,
Help us to
make it clear,
For if he
finds us once again,
Will be our
death I fear."
Softly she
will close the door,
No footsteps
will be heard,
As they pass
into the dark,
I love you,
her babe's assured.
She finds
her way down the road,
To where
the bus will run,
And even
though her journey's long,
It surely
must be done.
She glances
over her shoulder,
To make sure
no one is there,
As she sneaks
behind the bushes,
She and babe
will hide with care.
She has the
ticket in her hand,
Her mom had
bought for them,
And as she
hears the bus approach,
She silently
cries, "Amen."
Finally she
is on her way,
They've made
it out alive,
She knows
that with the help of God,
She and baby
will survive.
For hours
and hours their trip goes on,
There's miles
and miles between,
The pain,
the sorrow, and abuse,
Like few
had seldom seen.
And as the
new day started,
And the sun
was shining bright,
She gave
thanks to God above,
For seeing
them through the night.
She gazed
out of the window,
And recognized
the town,
It won't
be long till she will find,
A new life
and settle down.
As the bus
pulls to a stop,
Her heart
is pounding loud,
But then
she sees her mother,
She's waiting
in the crowd.
As the tears
flow from her eyes,
She meets
her mother's smile,
And three
strong ladies now embrace,
And will
for quite a while.
Three generations
of women,
Will now
make up a team,
And fight
the evils of abuse,
Leave the
nightmares, find a dream.
Many years
have now gone by,
And the bond
these ladies share,
Is the love
of one another,
And for God
who's always there.
Written by
Bonnie Zehring (1-11-2000)
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This song
is "Love Hurts." It was originally sung by Elvis Presley,
though many others have sung it during their career.
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