I wrote this poem for the countless women

who are facing daily abuse

Why She Stays

The decision weighs heavy on her mind

How does she explain the behavior of a man so unkind?

She still feels it is her fault even though she does everything she can

She thinks she wouldn't have been hit, if she hadn't burnt the glazed ham

Or the chicken that was fried in grandma's cast iron pan

With this blame hanging over her head,

The fear of being hit again, she constantly dreads

Every word her friends told her, came through just like they said

Never the one to blame this man, for the circumstance she is in

Still believing, she can find the love that is buried deep inside him

Telling her friends it is not so easy, to leave the man

that has been her protection

Finding someone new is foreign to her, after all this time being her companion.

So she swallows her pride decides to give him one more chance, for the 15^th time.

As the key being placed in the door, she feels she is ab    of a crime.

With the evening sun going down, bracing herself for the night

Going over in her mind, to make sure she did everything just right

Or if not, she knows, she will definitely feel his might

Caught between a rock and a hard place, she turns to God and prays

For understanding why she remains, and after all these years,

she still stays.