Annie's Song

CW - domestic abuse and murder
A poem inspired by a lady I met on the women's aid forum over a decade ago. This is her story, we do not know if she is dead, we just know she disappeared after promising us she'd let us know if she escaped.
In the UK alone an average of 2 women a week die at the hands of current or former partners. This is on the rise due to cuts to funding of escape services such as refuges.

Annie's Song

I don't know where to begin. 
My name I guess, I'm Annie, 
My husband abuses me, 

My husband, controls me, 
I'm only allowed out once a week, to shop.
He times my shopping trips, 

My husband controls me,  
He decides when I can have my medication, 
I have epilepsy you see. 

My husband controls me, 
He will trigger my seizures, 
Only he knows where my rescue medication is, 

My husband controls me, 
He discovered my attempt to escape, 
I had a major seizure, 

My husband controls me, 
My husband didn't give my medicine, 
My husband watched me die.