| "The Battered Women" This poem is in memory of Nicole Brown Simpson... This is what I call my twin poems. Because their are two poems here to read. Both of them deals with wife abuse. Please take the time to read both of them. 1. The first one deals with the batterer and how he also needs Jesus. This was a very hard poem for me to write, because I had to come to the realization that Jesus, loves the batterer as much as He loves you and I. This is something that is very hard for me to understand. I guess that is why He is God... I feel like any man that beats on a women, is no man at all.. And how Jesus could still love him is beyond me. I look at the senseless death of Nicole Brown Simpson. And it just makes me so sad. No one deserves to die the way that she did.... 2. The second poem deals with the women that has been abused... She finds herself looking into the mirror, with blackened eyes... And she finally realizes that he really doesn't love her. Fortunately this story is make believe, and she finds her way out. Like Nicole, Some women are not as fortunate... Please remember to pray for Battered women everywhere. "The Battered Women" Lord who is she going to run too? Where is she going to hide? Who is going to protect her? If he won't let her go outside. He said that he was going to kill her. Lord what is she going to do? The only hope that she has, is that she has to call on You. He made her a promise, that she would never leave. But You said that You would make a way for her, if she would only believe. God I know that it must hurt You, when he is beating on Your child. Maybe he would stop beating on her, if someone would pray "for him" for just a little while! Lord please help the batterer to know, that violence is not the answer. And please help him to understand. that You are her only Master. Lord how You can love the batterer, this is something that I will never understand. But I guess that is the very reason , that You gave Your life for man. Lord I pray for the batterer, for I know that You love him too. Lord please help both of them to understand, that deliverence can only come through You. Thoughts given by, "The Holy Spirit" To : Karen Showell Dec 14th 1998 1998© "The Battered Womens Mirror" As I look into the mirror, I said "hey! don't I know you?" "There is something vaguely familiar, but only your eyes are black and blue." I said to the Lord, "Lord this could not possibly be me." "But maybe if I look deeper into the mirror of truth, then maybe I could be set free" "You see all of my life, I waited for my prince charming to come." "The moment that he landed on my doorstep I said, Yes Lord, this is definitely the one." "Everything was going great for just a little while." "And then he began to beat on me, and that took away my smile." "Next he began to stop, all of my friends from coming by." "He made me wear lots of make up, to cover my blackened eyes." "He would beat on me, everytime that I tryed to walk out of the door. "And then he would sweet talk me, and he would promise that he wouldn't do it anymore." "My family would ask what was wrong with me, and I would just begin to cry." "But I thank the Lord for my dear little mother, for she could see the pain in my eyes. "I love my mother so much, because she fell down on her knees." "She asked her dear Savior, would you help my daughter please?" "Then God's peace came over me, like I never felt before." "It gave me the strength that I needed, to walk right out of the door." "All of a sudden out of no where, that man left me alone. "My mothers prayers had scared him, he was afraid to even phone!" "I suddenly realize that Jesus has always been on my side." "And I am safe in the arms of Jesus, and here is where I will abide." Thoughts given by, "The Holy Spirit" To: Karen Showell Dec 1998"All of a sudden out of no where, that man left me alone. "My mothers prayers had scared him, he was afraid to even phone!" "I suddenly realize that Jesus has always been on my side." "And I am safe in the arms of Jesus, and here is where I will abide." Thoughts given by, "The Holy Spirit" To: Karen Showell Dec 1998"All of a sudden out of no where, that man left me alone. "My mothers prayers had scared him, he was afraid to even phone!" "I suddenly realize that Jesus has always been on my side." "And I am safe in the arms of Jesus, and here is where I will abide." Thoughts given by, "The Holy Spirit" To: Karen Showell Dec 1998© |