Woman In Chains

Woman in Chains A young girl longs for the love of her father, she is daddy’s precious girl She closes her eyes and pretends he is not in her bed Pushes the memory deep down and far, far away On her wedding day she dreams beautiful dreams of love and white horses to carry her away She wakes up one morning wondering how the chains wrapped around her neck got there Her hands became tied, her feet were bound as well She tried to be perfect To make HIS pain go away Her house was so clean, the children were so cared for As he entered the house, the meal was well prepared HER WORLD BECAME HIS AS SHE SLOWLY LOST HERSELF! One Day the chains became too strong Like a vine that wraps itself, strangling like a mummy She started to disappear One day he came home drunk And the unravelling began As she ran, barefoot for her life The police came with sirens and lights and took him away The children watched in silence Like zombies before an apocalypse The cage flew open as she stepped outside The freedom from the chains began The journey was a long one After the bruises faded Freedom always comes with a cost! He had to punish her Her children were the price The collateral for this war Pain and destruction and open wounds Now many years have passed She no longer dreams of white horses Beauty comes from the waves rolling in and out at her cottage by the lake The love of one that heals the wounds has broken all the chains The flowers in her garden bring her peace The chains that try to come are quickly cut and thrown away The chains are on her children now As she tries to live her freedom The children now are men that are broken and wounded With chains around their necks Their addiction numbs the pain of the woman in chains. And where is their freedom? August 26, 2020 written for poetry contest of 'woman in chains'