FROM YOUR WINDOW {IN SPOKEN WORD}

…the view is extremely clear
–sit down for a few…let me say this to you
–this is something I want you to hear
–across from one another…
–2 women…
–2 mothers…
–this, is our basic connection
–this, is a time for reflection–I know you feel trapped right now…
–but there is a different direction–do you see yourself the way I do?
–how beautiful you truly are?
–after work most mothers want to relax…
–you…must prepare for war–how many more black eyes, busted lips, broken bones and bruises will it take…
–for you to realize he’s gone too far?–“I love you…I’m sorry baby…it won’t happen again”…
–hell, he says that every time…
–do the “repeats” feel like the end?
–saw you with a bloody nose last week…
–said you fell…wait, no, you slipped…
–you looked down…toward the ground, as you told me that–we both know, that’s bullshit
–dark shades… makeup-to cover-up…and the lying–instead of living your life…
–here you are…
– slowly dying…
–his words and actions paint you as a worthless being…
–it’s not you, rather his own self portrait…
–his life has no true meaning
–a man…is what he claims to be…
–yet he can’t control his anger…by your face–proof we can all see
–fists come forward…your fears and tears erupt…
–this is NOT a man…
–merely a lil’ boy trying to play catch up
–this is not just about you…
–your kids are involved too…–your son will grow up thinking…this is the “right” thing to do…
–and your daughter will begin to feel, the only love that is real…
–comes from a furious hand–imagine her in "busted lip land"
–they simply have to understand…
–this DOES NOT empower a man
–he wants to control you, because he has no real power
–he’ll hit a woman, but not so quickly a man…
–just a handsome coward
–says he’s the only one who wants and loves you…
–that’s just a fucked up mind bender…
–look at your face…look… at your face–stamp that shit:  
“RETURN to SENDER”
–with every bruise…you lose–my sister, I’m praying for you–whatever it takes, I’ll help you to see it through
–this is just not right…
– you CAN win this fight…
–but it requires you, to take on a different sight…
–your title now: “punchin’ bag”…–was wife…
–he’s collecting a debt of his failures…
–willing to pay with your life?