Image: MKA Photography
There’s a woman I know
Who’s bound hand and foot
You see on the corner
Looking which way and that.
It’s not she seeks sympathy
It’s just the way things are
She’s there for all to see
Be thankful she is not you.
Each evening she goes home
Casts aside her shackles
Makes dinner, baths the children
Engages in family banter
Before the lights go out
And she’s bound again.
Her husband doesn’t see the ties
The ropes that hold her down
He’s content to serve his time
Knowing she’s there, always there.
There’s a woman I know
Who’s bound and gagged
She wants no sympathy
Asks no favours
Just an awareness of the ties that bind us.
Written for: https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/photo-challenge-175/
That’s sad.
Yes Mary it is.
Oh Michael, I think I might have met her.These lines are so telling:
‘Her husband doesn’t see the ties
The ropes that hold her down
He’s content to serve his time
Knowing she’s there, always there’.
I think there is more than one Kim. Thanks so much for ‘connecting’ with this one, much appreciated.
Very simply written and yet it speaks volumes Michael. You’ve captured an essence underneath the surface, reached into the current and pulled some of it up to the surface. Powerfully written.
Thanks so much Pat, hope you’ve had a good day…good to see you writing again..
thanks – hard to do – it seems I’m binge writing …
Enjoy while it lasts
it’s already left the building ………… it decided to run off and seek Elvis ….
There are women bound by love waiting on the outside for husbands who serve time. They don’t expect sympathy. You captured the poignant moments very well Michael!
Hank
Thanks so much Hank, appreciate your comment.
There are many sorts of ropes that bind us, knotted tight with honor and duty, and impossible to escape. Well done, Michael.
Thanks cathy. Have a good day
And you have a good night, Michael. 🙂
Well it’s just afternoon here but I’ll do my best.
Lol…it’s 9:30 pm here.
It also Thursday here
Be thankful she is not you……..this carries so much burden.
maybe she is just around the corner and people forget to notice her.
http://ideasolsi65.blogspot.in/2017/07/bonded-slavery.html