Not alone

I saw a woman today
as i looked into her bruised eyes and saw they were filled with desperation and pain.
i wondered if in mine she saw the same.
i could tell by her actions she was scared and ashamed
she was wanting to say something
but knowing she could say nothing.
she was looking at him..
and i could see that he had beat her over and over again..
for no reason, other than because he can.
just as i have been.
with them was a child..he was probably around eight.
and i thought to my self what a shame..
because that little boy will probably grow up and do the same.
so goes on this twisted little game..
of hate, deception, and pain.
and although she might not know
to me that woman is a hero
because today i realized
i am not alone.
if only there were something we could do
so no one else could suffer through
the same pain as that woman and i do.