A guilty plea
Judgement passed
Off virtually Scott free
The law is an ass!
12 month conditional
discharge – that’s all!
And a lifetime of hell
Is what we’ve endured
In addition to that
Family politics explode
Brats with big mouths
Add to the load
No respect
For the victim’s plight
Just one-upmanship
Jealousy and strife
With relatives like these
Blood ties are severed
Who needs enemies?
When you’re kicked down in bad weather?
The lack of support
And empathy beggars belief
No wonder I live down south
What a blessed relief
I occasionally wonder
Why I left them all behind
Bar four there’s nothing left
For me here to bind
So I’ll return to the smoke
When morning comes
Harbouring a refugee
Until she’s rehomed
And get on with my life
Cause Lord knows it’s tough enough
To exist in a world
At times so devoid of love.
Rachel Rhodes 