Handiende

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On the first page of our story
The future seemed so bright
Then this thing turned out so evil
I don't know why I'm still surprised
Handiende, handiende wo
Handiende
Dzamara wandiuudza pandimire chaipo ipo
Chaipo ipo, chaipo ipo
Handiende
She says I'm not going anywhere
This house, this bed, this life, this is all I've known
These flowers, these children are mine, mine to watch them grow
These tears will surely dry so honey don't be deceived
It will take a lot more than slaps across the face to get me to leave
He is home, he's drunk again
When he's drunk, there's no restrain
Barely a shadow of the beautiful soul she loved in the past
And with every punch she gasps, each gulp of air painful yet cherished
For it very well might be her last
And he says
You're not going anywhere
Who's gonna take you in, you're old, broken and worthless
And I slap you around now and then, I'm sure you know you deserve it
Handiende, handiende wo
Handiende
Dzamara wandiuudza pandimire chaipo ipo
Chaipo ipo, chaipo ipo
Handiende
What more do you ask for, don't I protect you and feed you
Come on woman, clean yourself up, dry your eyes, you know I need you
Need you, need you
Words more painful than the physical, emotional yet
Disrespectful rhetoric perfectly weighted to manipulate even angels
Leaving her blind to self-worth
An object sent for the sole purpose to give birth
Birth, kids. Kids
But the kids say
Mother, please don't go anywhere
You brought us into it, see us through it, don't leave this burden on our shoulder
They surround her and hold her, Momma don't let our lives get any colder
The dilemma, the vices of virtue of love and life unforgiving
She has to leave to live, but if she leaves
She leaves behind her reasons for living
Handiende, handiende wo
Handiende
Dzamara wandiuudza pandimire chaipo ipo
Chaipo ipo, chaipo ipo
Handiende
Dear God, God
But the church said
You're not going anywhere
Fight the good fight, you'll rejoice when the battle is won
Virtuous women stand behind their husbands, haven't you read Proverbs 31
But even Christ himself bade farewell to Mary
When both she and he had reached the limit of physical torment he would carry
Tears on Monday, parents say Don't you leave him, pull through the flame
Don't you dare disgrace our family name
Crushed spirit on Tuesday, society tells her to stay put
Black eyes on Wednesday, her boss tells her to dress up
Scars don't make good business, now clean that mess up
Thursday it's the screams, Friday broken dreams
And on Saturday, they were all right
She wasn't going anywhere
They found her body; face down in a pool of blood
Another casualty of domestic brutality
But even worse, a victim of a societal system
That ignores infliction when it is right there
And you wonder why we're not going anywhere
Handiende, handiende wo
Handiende
Dzamara wandiuudza pandimire chaipo ipo
Chaipo ipo, chaipo ipo
Handiende

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