a well known poem about domestic violence...
I got flowers today
It wasn’t my birthday or any other special day.
Last night we had a fight and he hit me,
But I know he is sorry
Cause I got flowers todayI got flowers today
It wasn’t our anniversary or any other special day.
Last night he threw me against the wall and started to choke me,
But I know he’s sorry,
Cause I got flowers todayI got flowers today
It wasn’t Mothers day or any other special day
I was so swollen and bruised I was ashamed to answer the door
But I know he’s sorry,
Cause I got flowers todayIf I leave him, where will I go?
What about money? what about my kids?
It’s getting worse every time but I’m afraid to leave
But I know he’s sorry
Cause I got flowers todayI got flowers today
My family and friends filed by to see me
Asking why I never left him,
If I only had the strength and courage to, but I didn’t
So I got Flowers today© Allen "Two Trees" Dowdell
September 1991
Victims by Chance....Survivors by Choice!: Poetry of Abuse - I Got Flowers Today
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