It was my fault

As I took my last breath

I know it could never

Be that mans

Fault

He knows not

What he does

Without the smile

Of his mother

Or a wink from

His lover

 

I am to blame

For Sarah

If only I had

Mothered him

Better

Perhaps I

Should have

Sent him

More love

Letters

 

It’s my fault

I am to blame

If only I had been

A better wife

Maybe he wouldn’t

Have taken my

Life

I would not

Be a member

Of that hall

Of fame

 

I am to blame

For the hundred

And Forty Nine

Killed by

The Hundred

And Forty Seven

In one year

By the men

That were loved

The men with

No Shame

 

In 2018

These women

Were beaten

To death

In the UK

Alone

In their own

Homes

By the men

That were given

Leave to remain

 

Yes, they were

To blame

Because, do you

See

 

Men can not be

Held responsible

For their anger

And greed

 

Behind every

Great man

Is a wonderful

Woman

And all men

Are great

And the women

Agreed

 

Yes, I am yours

Do what you need

To feel manly

And strong

I’ll just follow

Your lead

 

Beat me to

Death

I will not plead

For my life

Because I

Am your wife

And you are not

Capable of owning

Responsibility

For your own strife

 

You need my

Permission

Apparently!

Because as

A man

You have no

Autonomy

 

If only I’d known

When you said

Marry me

That what you

Were asking

Was if it was OK

To go on a murdering

Spree!

 

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Home Office Crime Statistics Report 2019

Femicide Census Report 2020 – Half of all female murders occur at the hands of partners or ex partners