Co-parenting with her rapist – v4

Her nightmare unending, each word triggering,
his smirk, his facial expressions a dagger, a threat,
her constant pain, PTSD, violence remembered,
co-parenting with her rapist…
 
Afraid of the father of her unwanted child,
but bound to him by law, process, procedures,
mandated by the State, the oppressor,
trying to remain the Friendly Parent…
 
Knowing all too well his manipulation, amygdala hijack,
the Law’s bias, the pushing, being backed into a corner,
seeking only to love, to raise her children
behind her tears, her brave face…
 
Confined within the strictures, the structure, the laws,
forced to be bound at the hip, co-parenting,
with the Beast at the other table,
his power, his anger which she hates…
 
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Edited July 19, 2024
Co-parenting with her rapist – v4
 
edited May 12, 2022
Co-parenting with her rapist – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/co-parenting-with-her-rapist-v3.html
edited May 11, 2022
Co-parenting with her rapist – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/co-parenting-with-her-rapist-v2.html
May 11, 2022
Co-parenting with her rapist
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/co-parenting-with-her-rapist.html
edited May 11, 2022
Cries of the battered woman – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/cries-of-battered-woman-v4.html
edited September 9, 2015
Cries of the battered woman – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/cries-of-battered-woman-v3_9.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/cries-of-battered-woman-v3.html
(editing version 2)
Edited November 25, 2012
Cries of the battered woman – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/cries-of-battered-woman-v2.html
November 17, 2011
Cries of the battered woman
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/11/cries-of-battered-woman.html
 
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.
 
 
Faith, God, love, grace, calling, purpose, power, law, judgment, justice, family, servant, hope, listening, patience, children, family law, divorce, abuse, friendly parent,
 
#Faith #God #love #grace #purpose #power #law #judgment #justice #family #servant
 
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poetry, Faith, God, love, grace, law, judgment, justice, family, children, family law, divorce, abuse, friendly parent, custody, parenting time, visitation, abuser, rape, assault, Roe v. Wade, Roe Overturned, co-parenting, parental rights, child support, Trump, Vance, 
 
#poetry #children #familylaw #friendlyparent #custody #visitation #abuser #law
 
#poetry #children #familylaw #friendlyparent #custody #visitation #abuser #law #rape #assault #RoeVWade #RoeOverturned #coparenting #parentalrights #childsupport #Trump #Vance

Co-parenting with her rapist - v3

Her nightmare unending, each word triggering,
his smirk, his facial expressions a dagger,
her constant pain, PTSD, violence remembered,
co-parenting with her rapist.
 
Afraid of the father of her unwanted child,
but bound to him by law, process, procedures,
mandated by the state, the oppressor,
trying to remain the friendly parent.
 
Knowing all too well his manipulation,
the law’s bias, the pushing, being backed into a corner,
seeking only to love, to raise her children
behind her tears, her brave face.
 
Confined within the strictures, the structure, the laws,
forced to be bound at the hip, co-parenting,
with the Beast at the other table,
his anger which she hates.

 

============

edited May 12, 2022

Co-parenting with her rapist – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/co-parenting-with-her-rapist-v3.html

edited May 11, 2022

Co-parenting with her rapist – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/co-parenting-with-her-rapist-v2.html

May 11, 2022

Co-parenting with her rapist

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/co-parenting-with-her-rapist.html

edited May 11, 2022

Cries of the battered woman – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/cries-of-battered-woman-v4.html

edited September 9, 2015

Cries of the battered woman – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/cries-of-battered-woman-v3_9.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/cries-of-battered-woman-v3.html

(editing version 2)

Edited November 25, 2012

Cries of the battered woman – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/cries-of-battered-woman-v2.html

November 17, 2011

Cries of the battered woman

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/11/cries-of-battered-woman.html

 

 

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.

 

 

Faith, God, love, grace, calling, purpose, power, law, judgment, justice, family, servant, hope, listening, patience, children, family law, divorce, abuse, friendly parent,

 

#Faith #God #love #grace #purpose #power #law #judgment #justice #family #servant

 

==============================

poetry, Faith, God, love, grace, law, judgment, justice, family, children, family law, divorce, abuse, friendly parent, custody, parenting time, visitation, abuser, rape, assault, Roe v. Wade, Roe Overturned, co-parenting, parental rights, child support,

 

#poetry #children #familylaw #friendlyparent #custody #visitation #abuser #law

 

#poetry #children #familylaw #friendlyparent #custody #visitation #abuser #law #rape #assault #RoeVWade #RoeOverturned #coparenting #parentalrights #childsupport

Co-parenting with her rapist - v2

Her nightmare unending, triggering,
pain, PTSD, violence remembered,
co-parenting with her rapist,
the father of her unwanted child,
mandated by the state, the oppressor,
trying to remain the friendly parent.
 
Knowing all too well his manipulation,
the law’s bias, the pushing, backed into a corner,
seeking only to love, to raise her children,
within the strictures, the structure, the laws,
forced to be bound at the hip, co-parenting,
with the Beast at the other table.
 
============

edited May 11, 2022

Co-parenting with her rapist – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/co-parenting-with-her-rapist-v2.html

May 11, 2022

Co-parenting with her rapist

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/co-parenting-with-her-rapist.html

edited May 11, 2022

Cries of the battered woman – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/cries-of-battered-woman-v4.html

edited September 9, 2015

Cries of the battered woman – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/cries-of-battered-woman-v3_9.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/cries-of-battered-woman-v3.html

(editing version 2)

Edited November 25, 2012

Cries of the battered woman – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/cries-of-battered-woman-v2.html

November 17, 2011

Cries of the battered woman

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/11/cries-of-battered-woman.html

 

 

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.

 

 

Faith, God, love, grace, calling, purpose, power, law, judgment, justice, family, servant, hope, listening, patience, children, family law, divorce, abuse, friendly parent,

 

#Faith #God #love #grace #purpose #power #law #judgment #justice #family #servant

 

==============================

poetry, Faith, God, love, grace, law, judgment, justice, family, children, family law, divorce, abuse, friendly parent, custody, parenting time, visitation, abuser, rape, assault, Roe v. Wade, Roe Overturned, co-parenting, parental rights, child support,

 

#poetry #children #familylaw #friendlyparent #custody #visitation #abuser #law

 

#poetry #children #familylaw #friendlyparent #custody #visitation #abuser #law #rape #assault #RoeVWade #RoeOverturned #coparenting #parentalrights #childsupport

#Co-parenting with her #rapist

A nightmare unending, triggering,
pain, PTSD, violence remembered,
co-parenting with her rapist,
the father of her unwanted child,
mandated by the state, the oppressor,
trying to remain the friendly parent.
 
Knowing all too well his manipulation,
the law’s bias, the pushing, backed into a corner,
seeking only to love, to raise her children,
within the strictures, the structure, the laws,
forced to be bound at the hip, co-parenting
with the beast at the other table.
 
============

May 11, 2022

Co-parenting with her rapist

 

edited May 11, 2022

Cries of the battered woman – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/cries-of-battered-woman-v4.html

edited September 9, 2015

Cries of the battered woman – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/cries-of-battered-woman-v3_9.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/cries-of-battered-woman-v3.html

(editing version 2)

Edited November 25, 2012

Cries of the battered woman – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/cries-of-battered-woman-v2.html

November 17, 2011

Cries of the battered woman

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/11/cries-of-battered-woman.html

 

 

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.

 

 

Faith, God, love, grace, calling, purpose, power, law, judgment, justice, family, servant, hope, listening, patience, children, family law, divorce, abuse, friendly parent,

 

#Faith #God #love #grace #purpose #power #law #judgment #justice #family #servant

 

==============================

poetry, Faith, God, love, grace, law, judgment, justice, family, listening, patience, children, family law, divorce, abuse, friendly parent, custody, parenting time, visitation, abuser, co-parenting,

 

#poetry #children #listening #patience #children #familylaw #friendlyparent #custody #visitation #abuser #law

 

#poetry #children #familylaw #friendlyparent #custody #visitation #abuser #law #rape #assault #RoeVWade #RoeOverturned #coparenting #parentalrights #childsupport

Cries of the battered woman – v4

Her voice too shrill,
her anger surging up,
yet trying to be “friendly”;
Tears rising from her soul
triggered pain bubbling up.
 
I can hear them now,
authentic, all too real,
cries of the battered woman;
Standing all alone beside me
seeking only justice.
 
============

edited May 11, 2022

Cries of the battered woman – v4

 

edited September 9, 2015

Cries of the battered woman – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/cries-of-battered-woman-v3_9.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/cries-of-battered-woman-v3.html

(editing version 2)

Edited November 25, 2012

Cries of the battered woman – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/cries-of-battered-woman-v2.html

November 17, 2011

Cries of the battered woman

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/11/cries-of-battered-woman.html

 

 

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.

 

 

Faith, God, love, grace, calling, purpose, power, law, judgment, justice, family, servant, hope, listening, patience, children, family law, divorce, abuse, friendly parent,

 

#Faith #God #love #grace #purpose #power #law #judgment #justice #family #servant

 

==============================

poetry, Faith, God, love, grace, law, judgment, justice, family, listening, patience, children, family law, divorce, abuse, friendly parent, custody, parenting time, visitation, abuser,

 

#poetry #children #listening #patience #children #familylaw #friendlyparent #custody #visitation #abuser #law

#poetry #children #familylaw #friendlyparent #custody #visitation #abuser #law #rape #assault #RoeVWade #RoeOverturned #coparenting #parentalrights #childsupport

Cries of the battered woman – v3

Her voice too shrill

her anger coming up;

Tears rising from her soul

the pain bubbling up

I can hear them now

the cries of the battered woman;

There alone beside me

seeking only justice

============

edited September 9, 2015

Cries of the battered woman – v3

(editing version 2)

Edited November 25, 2012

Cries of the battered woman – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/cries-of-battered-woman-v2.html

November 17, 2011

Cries of the battered woman

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/11/cries-of-battered-woman.html

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 39,190+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Cries of the battered woman – v3

Her voice too shrill

her anger coming up;

Tears rising from her soul

the pain bubbling up

I can hear them now

the cries of the battered woman;

There alone beside me

seeking only justice

============

edited September 9, 2015

Cries of the battered woman – v3

(editing version 2)

Edited November 25, 2012

Cries of the battered woman – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/cries-of-battered-woman-v2.html

November 17, 2011

Cries of the battered woman

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/11/cries-of-battered-woman.html

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 39,190+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.