Is this Hell?
Is Hell like this, I wonder?
Dark and full of hate
With fires all around
And Satan guarding at the gate.

Is Hell like this, my night- time?
An endless, light-less space
With dreams that speak of no relief
From this sick and wretched place

Is Hell like this, a place of fear?
A place with no escape
Filled with evil people plotting harm,
their arms around the Snake

Is Hell like this, my life right now?
Being hurt by my husband’s lies
The man I married in love
Who has the Devil in his eyes

Please God, shine your light on
My baby and my heart
Rid us of this evil and pain
And give us a safe new start.

Please, God, demand repentance
From our enemy, but, I plead
Make him pay for what he’s done
In thought, word and deed.

 

Feb09
 
Victims Unseen

“Another child porn arrest”
The headline catches your eye
“Oh, that’s terrible,” you briefly think
“Men who do that should die!”

But then you go about your day
Busy with your stuff
You don’t give that headline another thought
Hey, your own life is tough enough!

Unless you’ve had some contact
With a victim of this scourge
How can you possibly know
Of the damage it can cause?

The main victims are of course the children
The REAL CHILDREN in those pics
Did you get that, REAL KIDS are being violated
So the Sickos can get their fix.

"It's not just a possession crime”
 the world’s courts rule
“it fosters and continues the abuse of young children.”
If you think otherwise you are a fool.

Gagged and taped, roped and forced
Their eyes are round with fear
Their little voices cry out in pain
But nobody cares to hear.

There are other victims, too
Victims not seen nor recognised
The wives of the perpetrators for instance
 Who’ve had the wool pulled over their eyes

Lies, betrayal and often abuse
Kill love, respect  and trust
Marriage requires honesty and morality
There’s no place for illegal lust

Then if there are children
they suffer greatly, too
Statistics show they are potentially at risk
From the one who says “I LOVE you”

So they grow up without a father
And that is pretty sad
But how about the stigma
of having a child sex addicted Dad?

The pain of this crime goes further,
Into the hearts of friends and family
People who trusted this person
Feel sick, betrayed and wary.

So next time you see that headline
Know the story deserves more thought
Say a prayer for all those victims
And be thankful that that “he” was caught.
  March 2009

 

Thanks for nothing

Thank you Prime Minister,
For the $900 you gave me today
Part of the “Economic Improvement Strategy”
In which you are giving money away

I would love to do as you wanted
And go on a spending spree
But you see, Mr Prime Minister,
I cannot spend it on me

Instead I must give it to my lawyer
To pay for her  work in the court
To keep my baby girl safe
Sorry for not doing as I ought

But I didn’t have much choice, Sir
 Because, you must surely see
That your  government isn’t helping
To pay my legal fee

My husband’s been charged with child porn
So we must keep away from him
But he wants to fight me all the way
And now  I am out on a limb
 
I just wonder why I have to pay
When I am not at fault
Sir if you support child protection
Then bring this fight to a halt

Change the laws to help us
The mothers just like me
Make it so we don’t have to go broke
Protecting our family.

  Feb09
Do you know  the truth yet?
Do you see through the lies?
Do you believe the evidence
Now that it’s before your very eyes?

Do you now know the searing pain
That has cut his wife in two
The pain of knowing that he did do it
And that he has been lying to you?

Do you accept that you were premature
in blaming the wrong one
Can you see you were blinded by
 your allegiance to your son?

Do you now feel any sadness
Any regret that you’ve more,
More than just your errant son
But also your daughter in law.

If only you had been gracious
If only you had trusted me
If only you had gotten in touch
How different it could be

Maybe in the future
You will come to me and cry
“I am sorry that we doubted you”
As you wipe tears from your eye“

Somehow I don’t think you will
Your nature is to blame
It’s easier to look elsewhere
Rather than dirty your own name.
  March 09