Conditioned

She’s seen this scene numerous times before

Only thing different is that she is on the receiving end of the fist and her daughter is watching her get beat like a rented mule

Over a decade ago she used to watch her mother get beaten for no apparent reason other than the fact that her father had a bad day

As she got older she would help heal the wounds inflected and when then evil man died she only had one question at the funeral….  “Momma why did you stay?”

She never knew how to answer her…and now she doesn’t know what to tell her own child

She wants to leave but has nowhere to go and even if she did there is no money to get here there

How could something that started out so sweet turn sour like this?

When they first met he would take her out on dates and keep her smiling

Now he comes home beats, rapes and goes to sleep next to her…while she cries

Looking out the window asking God why her?

Could it be her past condition keeps her living in these same sorry conditions?

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