Poetry of David Pawson

"Report cards came from school today,"
A girl I know once told me,
"And I'm so glad my dad's away
And cannot hit and scold me.
He'd call me good for nothing,
Because I got a B,
Then he'd beat the stuffing
Out of mom and me."

That man is a coward
Who hits his wife and daughter:
Does it make him feel empowered
To lead lambs to the slaughter?
For beating those who love him most,
His daughter and his wife,
There's a place where he can roast
When he leaves this life.

"I wish my folks would get divorced,"
I would often hear her say.
"But my mother's loyalty is forced,
And we'll never get away.
I've felt like this since I was young,
Though my parents do not know it,
And I'm so scared, I hold my tongue,
And try not to ever show it."

That man is a coward
Who hits his wife and daughter:
Does it make him feel empowered
To lead lambs to the slaughter?
For beating those who love him most,
His daughter and his wife,
There's a place where he can roast
When he leaves this life.

"He checks my car's odometer
When I get home from school.
I feel just like Andromeda,
Watching the Kraken drool.
God forbid I can't account
For each mile of my ride,
But I like a small amount
Of cruising the countryside."

That man is a coward
Who hits his wife and daughter:
Does it make him feel empowered
To lead lambs to the slaughter?
For beating those who love him most,
His daughter and his wife,
There's a place where he can roast
When he leaves this life.

"Ten minutes long he'll lecture
For each minute that I'm late,
Ten minutes of conjecture
On why he had to wait.
I get so tired of hearing him,
I've come to hate his voice.
I get so tired of fearing him,
But I really have no choice."

That man is a coward
Who hits his wife and daughter:
Does it make him feel empowered
To lead lambs to the slaughter?
For beating those who love him most,
His daughter and his wife,
There's a place where he can roast
When he leaves this life.

"Today he finally went too far,"
She reported late one day,
"He grounded me and took the car,
But this is what I'll say:
'I've had about enough of you,
I won't take any more,'
That is what I'm gonna do,
Then walk right out the door."

That man is a coward
Who hits his wife and daughter:
Does it make him feel empowered
To lead lambs to the slaughter?
For beating those who love him most,
His daughter and his wife,
There's a place where he can roast
When he leaves this life.

But daddy wouldn't hear of it:
A daughter has to toe the line.
So out of her he beat the ... wit,
... and everything at home is fine.
Now this young girl, once full of grace,
Has a star, but she won't reach it.
A woman has to learn her place,
And daddy will be there to teach it.

  
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