Behind a closed door.
Curtains drawn.
She dreads the sound of his key in the lock.
Tomorrow, the same excuses.
“I tripped up a step”.
“Slipped on a wet floor”.
Behind a closed door.
Curtains drawn.
She dreads the sound of his key in the lock.
Tomorrow, the same excuses.
“I tripped up a step”.
“Slipped on a wet floor”.
beetleypete 
So sad!
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Still so common here, Jennie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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My first memory of someone in this situation was Tina Turner when she left Ike. She had 67 cents to her name. That was all. Best to you, Pete.
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Ah, Pete, leaving is not as easy as people might assume. Mental abuse goes on too and it’s a lot more complicated than simply walking out that door.
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Yes, I have had family experience of a ‘controlling’ relationship, and seen that in action. But once he physically attacked her violently, she left the same day.
Best wishes, Pete.
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She was lucky. Many women haven’t got anywhere to go.
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Very true. It took her over a year to get housed by a Housing Trust, and she had to be allocated a social worker and counsellor before that happened. It is never made easy for them, despite all the publicity and ‘Special Days’.
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As you say, sad but true. I have known a friend in that situation but she could never leave.
I heard she did eventually, after 25 years,
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When women had less options in life, it was very common. But even now they have more, so many still stick around.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Nice one Pete.
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This situation is getting worse here once again, Arlene.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Now and then I pay close attention to someone I see in a market(back before the pandemic) and can see the bruises she is trying to hide.
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There have been reports here that domestic violence has increased by more than 50% since the lockdowns. I came across it a lot in my job of course.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Did you have to report when you picked up a victim in your ambulance?
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Not back then. Recently, the law has changed, and it would be compulsory. Even if the woman didn’t want to press charges.
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Here the woman doesn’t have to press charges any more either.
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This is very sad, Pete.
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One of those ‘sad but all too true’ things in life, Robbie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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To live with the constant threat of violence would be horrible, C
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It is incredibly common here, Cheryl. And in all social classes too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sad that a woman would feel her only option is to tolerate the brute. I’d rather be homeless.
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So many do stay though. And I am speaking from experience of dealing with them.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I figured as much. I didn’t think you were doing a role reversal and your first or second wife cringed when they heard you open the door!
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But impossible when you have children.
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Behind a closed door, curtains drawn, Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs dreads the sound of ruby slippers being clicked without purpose by an annoying girl from Kansas.
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Is that Pinhead Wizard living in Willesden Green now, David? I wasn’t aware of that. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Tragic. Warmest regards, Theo
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So much worse since the lockdowns, apparently.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Time to change the lock methinks…
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In my experience, they seldom leave. I never really understood why that is.
Best wishes, Pete.
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No money, probably.
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Fear.
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All too tragic
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So much more of this since the lockdowns, Sue.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I know…and mental health crises
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Brief but very powerful, Pete, and particularly relevant with the 8th of March around the corner. Unfortunately, I think many people will identify with it. Thanks for sharing it.
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There has been a huge increase in domestic violence here since the lockdowns, Olga.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Perhaps it should be, He fell off the platform or tripped under the bus.
Hugs
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Yes, but sadly it rarely is, David.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sigh.😞
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Sadly a problem that has no solution these days….chuq
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It has increased dramatically during lockdowns here, chuq.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Here as well chuq
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I enjoyed the suspense this poem provided 🙂
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Thanks, Loreta. Not so much a poem, as a recollection. But if it read like poetry to you, that’s good to hear.
Best wishes, Pete.
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