I am worried about my friend;
She is in an abusive relationship.
She married a rich businessman
to help stabilize her financial situation.
The opposite has happened.
True, he has a certain charm –
if you like that sort of thing,
But I don't appreciate the way he ogles her friends.
Can his money make up for this benign violation?
His volume made him sound persuasive,
But now he is erratic and dominating.
He cannot handle criticism,
Blaming others for his mistakes.
He is limiting every aspect of her life,
from connecting with her family to
separating her from her children –
Her heart locked in a cage like their bodies.
He rejects her friends who 'don't look like her,'
He even keeps her away from her gay cousin.
He won't let her Muslim friend visit.
When he learned that her sister had an abortion
after being raped, he shunned her.
Their home is a study in fear --
Armed militiamen roaming the grounds,
Yet, still she stays with him.
Is she just running out the clock?
Her moderate beliefs have been eclipsed;
No voice of her own, she cannot cast her ballot.
She is so different than the goddess she was
Secretive about his business dealings,
He doesn't pay his taxes.
The jobs he promised her family members
due to lawsuits and mismanagement.
Infuriating to me is that
He doesn't care about her health or well-being.
She took quarantine seriously while he refused
to wear a mask, making fun of those who did.
When he unsurprisingly came down with the virus,
He did nothing to protect her, and ended up infecting her, too.
He got great doctors to speed along this recovery
while she was left to languish.
It is impossible to live with a liar who keeps
changing the rules to benefit himself.
I love this woman more than I can say.
I don't want to abandon her.
But if America were my best friend
And she asked me what to do,
The only advice I have left is,
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