The Farm Wife

The Farm Wife
Alone, ashamed of bruises, hot tears on her cheek
quietly sobbing, the battered farm wife, recalls the rage
unleashed by her beloved man, once loving and meek
Winces from pain in her tiny body; a sparrow in a cage

Quietly sobbing, the battered farm wife recalls the rage
blames herself. a victim of her own failures
Winces from pain in her tiny body; a sparrow in a cage
Sees her children's tortured faces, frozen with fear

Blames herself; a victim of her own failures
Dreads his return from the lonely field
Sees her children's tortured faces, frozen with fear
unable to recall the first blow; a blank slate

dreads his return from the lonley field
paralyzed by flooding fear
unable to recall the first blow. a blank slate
Silently waiting the new night's terror

Paralyzed by flooding fear
Unleashed by her beloved man, once loving and meek
Silently waiting the new night's terror
Alone, ashamed of bruises, hot tears on her cheek
KBris 2004