Those who are victims of domestic violence may require mental health referral as well as financial counseling and other services. Emergency services may also entail medical assessment, shelter, food, transportation, and crisis intervention. It may also be necessary to change locks at the home address or for an automobile.
This poem addresses some of those issues which rape crisis shelters also commonly encounter.
It starts when you meet someone
And you say it is fun.
It is when you become close
That you like it most.
It is when you both cross the line
That it is not so sublime.
It is when you fight
You remember that night.
It is when he wants birth control
That you have questions of old.
It is when you want protection
To prevent infection.
It is when he hits you
You feel there is not much to do.
It is when he says you do not need school
That you know it is not cool.
It is when he follows you
That is something he should not do.
It is when he gives you mean stares
That you must beware.
It is when he rejects your friends
That you know you cannot bend.
It is when he says you must not work.
Now you know that it will not work.
It is when he says you do not need a doc
And the clock says ticktock.
It is when he says stay home
You know it will make you moan.
It is when he makes all the decisions
That he just does not have precision.
It is when he controls the money
He is not your honey.
It is when he threatens to take the little ones
That time is almost done.
It is when he often criticizes you
That you know what to do.
It is when he shows you a gun
That you know this is no fun.
It is when he abuses the dog
That you are walking in the fog.
It is when he strangles you
That is too much for you to tangle.
It is when he says he will kill himself
That you know to call for help.
It is when illicit drugs are there
That you know it is a scare.
It is when he has found someone new
That you have work to do.
It is when his violence is worse
That you know you should leave first.
It is when his illness you know
That it is time to go.
It is when he gets you fired
That you are growing tired.
It is when he has nothing to lose
That you know you must move.
It is when someone else has it too
There is something you can do.
It is when you get a court order
That you are fixing the disorder.
It is when someone tells you they are a victim
That you believe and stop the affliction.
It is when you tell us the story
That it is not really glory.
And that is what one needs to know
So that he or she may truly grow.
For ‘tis the troubles of love
That you can rise above.
Thank you.
Michael Koger, Sr.
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Copyright 2019. Michael Koger, Sr.
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