Dirty Windows - Poem by Marie 

Shabby nets on dirty windows 
Four walls hold a life of tears 
Trapped inside disabled from life 
Pains in her heart cuts like a knife 

She who gave him everything 
Kept prisoner for by his fists 
She who’s life was dark and dull 
No happy ending or miraculous twists 

She has no friends or family 
That’s why she is never missed 
Bruises covering her skin 
She is hated and never kissed 

Why you ask is he so cruel 
How can this animal hurt her so 
Why if he doesn’t love her 
Can’t he open her cage and let her go 

The neighbours haven’t got a clue 
No one ever thinks it odd 
They say she keeps her self to her self 
As on with life they plod 

If in the street they pass him 
He greets them all with a smile 
They all say he is a lovely man 
But they did not see HER for a while 

Behind shabby nets and dirty windows 
She cries a silent tear 
Disabled from life for so long now 
Out side the door holds her greatest fear 

She will stay there for now silently hurting 
Till one day he beats out her last breath 
The neighbours will be shocked to know 
How he caused such pain and deat