The candle flickers as sweat drips
Working tirelessly
To satisfy the hunger of my husband
Who never gave to the children
Only ate as we starved
Drinking the wine
Made from my blood and tears
I’ve had enough
But he has yet to lift a finger upon my children
So i must indure, for the sake of my bloodline
To survive and strive but god
Please let this labour lighten
Let my husband see karma
Let my children be free to express
For without any life outside of labour,
Will they know the difference
Between breathing in the crisp fresh air and
The air filled with cigars and the smell of smoke.
I wish to free my children of this horror
My callouses are cracking
From the rough brushing slaps
The back of your hand
Makes me want to scream into the forest
“Let me go, let me finally be happy!”
But nonetheless
You make me do too much labour
#Labour
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is this the same? or different?
**The candle flickers as sweat drips
Working tirelessly **
these lines show the dedication of a women working without rest for her family
**
To satisfy the hunger of my husband
Who never gave to the children
Only ate as we starved
Drinking the wine
Made from my blood and tears
**
these lines show that the man are often selfish and think about only themselves and don't give love to the women or the children (but I doubt about the children line idk why you wrote it) the line made from blood and tears show the depth of the poem
** I’ve had enough
But he has yet to lift a finger upon my children
So i must indure, for the sake of my bloodline
To survive and strive but god
Please let this labour lighten **
these lines are just pure emotions of women and also shows endurance but at the same time the power to destroy everything if situation demands it
Please let this labour lighten
Let my husband see karma
Let my children be free to express
For without any life outside of labour,
these lines show her praying to god but I am quite confused here because I am bad at understanding masterpieces
** Will they know the difference
Between breathing in the crisp fresh air and
The air filled with cigars and the smell of smoke.
I wish to free my children of this horror**
this shows that the women hate the smoke of cigars the husband use but still endure her and wants her child to be away from these sufferings
My callouses are cracking
From the rough brushing slaps
The back of your hand
Makes me want to scream into the forest
“Let me go, let me finally be happy!”
But nonetheless
You make me do too much labour
shows the pain of her but this was all her mind talking to her and she will most probably continue to suffer for her children and probably the respect of her family
@pure steeple
Domestic abuse poem, starts very quiet and meek, and gets angrier towards the climax hinting at maybe a turning point or outburst that's thematic and conclusive. Nice story arc! Subtle and gnawing just like the topic.
OMG imma cry, this means so much
don't cry pearls are rare :)
I can't understand would you please elaborate?
Im going to make a audio of me reading this with some sound effects with what is mentioned in the poem
Oh that sounds soo cool
kind of like drama?
but audio only
yeah!
enjoy your day :)
you too, thank you so much Tany :>
your welcome and always feel free to DM me if you feel low.
I love helping people

thank uuuu !
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vividly captures
the pain
suffering
endurance
also
the desperation
filled with the hope
fo the children
its honest n heat breaking
yet
strong
beutiful
this is absolutely beautiful
and I believe it's from the song Labour by paris?
Very well written!
on ma way to chck it out-
thank you both so much!
@timid hemlock
Gut-wrenching and beautiful, your pain is seen, and your words strike the heart.
May your burden ease, and your children grow into the beauty you’ve poured onto the page.
