She strives through her tears <br />Although she is strong. <br />She does all she can <br />Just trying to hold on. <br /> <br />She cooks and cleans <br />She works yet she stands. <br />And although times get rough <br />She reaches her demands. <br /> <br />Her hope for life is taken <br />Her soul is bludgeoned and spoiled. <br />Her spirit is often broken <br />She gets no credit at all. <br /> <br />Proven by her constitution <br />Doing better than the best she can. <br />No human like her goes through <br />And comes out still grand. <br /> <br />Her family is priority <br />Her gifts are null and void. <br />The greatest of her importance <br />Is that she continues to toil. <br /> <br />Lifelessly In Love <br />To conquer and defeat. <br />To cover her calamities <br />That would meet her in the streets. <br /> <br />Who will stand for those <br />That believe their sorrows mend. <br />For underneath their structure <br />Their love will never end. <br /> <br />In memories they ponder <br />What is it I've done wrong. <br />To cause such bitter languish <br />And if they are weak or strong. <br /> <br />With patience love and kindness <br />She is above average you know. <br />And she never takes the time <br />To let her feelings show. <br /> <br />The battered woman's haven <br />Is to try to please her man. <br />Some say she is weak at heart <br />But she's strong give her a hand. <br /> <br />Lets not overlook her struggles <br />For many children have been raised. <br />By the hands of a battered woman <br />Who only thought it was a phase.<br /><br />Cecelia Weir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lifelessly-in-love-battered-women/
