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Published: 2006-07-07 23:42:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 116; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 1
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Description My feet crossed the border of my door late that night
One touch of the button and the tv turned on

The local news was on
A women was beaten
Her husband almost killed her

I turned it off
There would be no need for me to see it on tv
It was horrible indeed

The call came in
A frantic neighbor heard her scream
She soon woke from what she thought was a dream
But it wasn't

Being a paramedic
I had to try and save her
The cops broke down the door
She was screaming "God help me!"

She shook as she lay curled up in a ball like a wounded animal
Consumed by a river of crimson blood
While she lay on the floor

The man wasn't gentle in his drunk state
His force wouldn't allow her to move from the floor
And he hit her
Again and again

He's in jail now
And that's for the best

She's divorcing him
And getting a restraining order

This domestic issue
Will be no more
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Comments: 14

saykha [2010-01-05 10:20:40 +0000 UTC]

This is sad, but I really do like the variety in themes you choose for your poems - it never really gets dull

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catnipkitty In reply to saykha [2010-01-05 19:29:43 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you! I thought it would be an interesting angle to take it from. I'm glad you like it!

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RockerByBaby [2007-08-04 23:24:10 +0000 UTC]

I love the topics you choose to write about

It is an issue that shouldn't be ignored, so props on that.

Only because I would want to know, door is misspelled in your first line.

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catnipkitty In reply to RockerByBaby [2007-08-05 20:53:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!! I actually wrote that one while taking a creative writing class. And it shouldn't be ignored, which is why I picked that topic to write about.

Thank you for telling me!! I fixed it just now.

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RockerByBaby In reply to catnipkitty [2007-08-05 23:11:55 +0000 UTC]

Welcome welcome!!

You're right, it shouldn't be ignored.

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catnipkitty In reply to RockerByBaby [2007-08-06 03:10:28 +0000 UTC]

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xAmericanxxJesus [2006-07-10 07:06:08 +0000 UTC]

very well done, if you want to check out some of my poems American Dream and Offer you mght like

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catnipkitty In reply to xAmericanxxJesus [2006-07-10 22:43:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!! I'll have to check them out.

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AshleyLeopard [2006-07-09 21:16:05 +0000 UTC]

This is really good. I like the perspective you chose!

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catnipkitty In reply to AshleyLeopard [2006-07-09 21:18:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!!! It took me a while to actually think of who's perspective I wanted to use.

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AshleyLeopard In reply to catnipkitty [2006-07-09 21:35:24 +0000 UTC]

When you said about using a different perspective, I thought you were going to use the abuser's, which would make for a different sort of poem. I don't have sympathy for abusers at all and I hate hearing about abuse (most people do), but I do believe it's a mental problem and they need help. So that might be interesting also. Maybe I'll write that...there you go giving me ideas!

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catnipkitty In reply to AshleyLeopard [2006-07-09 21:39:18 +0000 UTC]

Well, you're welcome for the ideas!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it too!!! Most of the time I think it is a mental problem, but then there are other times when it's not.....it's hard for me to explain it clearly......

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AshleyLeopard In reply to catnipkitty [2006-07-09 22:05:17 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean. Like I think there's SOMETHING mentally wrong but one can definitely control it. It's not like you're going into a catatonic state or something where you don't know what's going on...well, some people can black out and hurt people, but they're not necessarily classified as abusers. An abuser definitely knows what they're doing and they can control it. There's really just not an excuse for it.

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catnipkitty In reply to AshleyLeopard [2006-07-10 02:30:57 +0000 UTC]

Definately. I really wished things like that wouldn't happen. It's just so horrible to hear about; I wouldn't be able to even imagine what it would be like to experience something like that. It's sad.

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