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The Green Lady
Vladimir Grigoryevich Tretchikoff
Delaire Graff Estate near Stellenbosch, South Africa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Girl
Vladimir Grigoryevich Tretchikoff
Delaire Graff Estate near Stellenbosch, South Africa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Girl
No Way Out
Abuse, coming in many forms
Abuse, in some relationships may be the norm
When the honeymoon phase has fizzeled out,
the flame you once shared gets replaced with doubt
His tone of voice starts to change,
all of the sudden your relationship feels different, strange.
He puts you down and spends your money,
remember when he used to call you "Honey".
Terms of endearment replaced with scorn,
you still love him but inside you're torn
What happened to the man that you once knew?
You start to ask yourself; What did I do?
His cruelty escalates every day,
you friends advise you to get away.
Now stuck living a life laden with limitation,
you now regret not getting an education
No point in messing about,
you are money less and jobless; with no way out
-Rachel Pagio
It is Finished
And your demanding voice rose to tell me ‘Move.’
Scurrying across the floor and stumbling over words I stuttered ‘I’m Sorry.’
Your voice rose again, demanding me to repeat.
Stuttering and stumbling across the floor, I ran to the bathroom locked myself in and let my blood run dry.
Your voice shook the door as fists broke the walls and I knew better than to scream.
Grabbed by my neck I was thrown across the floor and I-I can’t remember what happened next.
But I screamed into white lights.
And nothing else remained.
-Sarah Phillips
Abuse, coming in many forms
Abuse, in some relationships may be the norm
When the honeymoon phase has fizzeled out,
the flame you once shared gets replaced with doubt
His tone of voice starts to change,
all of the sudden your relationship feels different, strange.
He puts you down and spends your money,
remember when he used to call you "Honey".
Terms of endearment replaced with scorn,
you still love him but inside you're torn
What happened to the man that you once knew?
You start to ask yourself; What did I do?
His cruelty escalates every day,
you friends advise you to get away.
Now stuck living a life laden with limitation,
you now regret not getting an education
No point in messing about,
you are money less and jobless; with no way out
-Rachel Pagio
It is Finished
And your demanding voice rose to tell me ‘Move.’
Scurrying across the floor and stumbling over words I stuttered ‘I’m Sorry.’
Your voice rose again, demanding me to repeat.
Stuttering and stumbling across the floor, I ran to the bathroom locked myself in and let my blood run dry.
Your voice shook the door as fists broke the walls and I knew better than to scream.
Grabbed by my neck I was thrown across the floor and I-I can’t remember what happened next.
But I screamed into white lights.
And nothing else remained.
-Sarah Phillips