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Walls (published on Brittle Paper in 2014)<\/b><\/p>\n

By Jen Thorpe<\/em><\/p>\n

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It was <\/span><\/p>\n

The force of the wall<\/span><\/p>\n

That propelled her face forward<\/span><\/p>\n

And back into the foot<\/span><\/p>\n

That kicked it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The kicker danced<\/span><\/p>\n

The dance of a victorious soldier.<\/span><\/p>\n

For he was a warrior in a long standing campaign <\/span><\/p>\n

Of dominance<\/span><\/p>\n

And hate.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Behind the wall,<\/span><\/p>\n

And hidden from view,<\/span><\/p>\n

A young girl played on her swing set<\/span><\/p>\n

Took selfies with her Ipad<\/span><\/p>\n

Unaware of the violence beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Her mother<\/span><\/p>\n

Was not abused<\/span><\/p>\n

Just disabused of the notion<\/span><\/p>\n

That one day she would come home<\/span><\/p>\n

To find dinner on the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Along the street<\/span><\/p>\n

A more hopeful woman walked<\/span><\/p>\n

Witnessed the scene<\/span><\/p>\n

And called the police<\/span><\/p>\n

To restore order.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The police arrived<\/span><\/p>\n

With lights unflashing<\/span><\/p>\n

This was not a crisis<\/span><\/p>\n

This was the order<\/span><\/p>\n

In the Mother City<\/span><\/p>\n

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Note from the author<\/strong>: \u00a0<\/em>I wrote this piece in response to witnessing intimate partner violence in the road outside of my house. It was interesting to me that because both the perpetrator and the victim were homeless and drunk at the time of the incident, the police disregarded protocol. They tried to get them to both sit in the same vehicle and didn’t want to assist her with opening a case because ‘she’d just go back to him’. \u00a0I realised that those victims of domestic violence who are already marginalised by social class and economic conditions are further marginalised by the state in their response to these crimes.\u00a0I think it reflects a more general disbelief in women who report violence against them by their intimate partners, and that this is something we need to dispel. \u00a0It also reflects on the ability of so many people to be completely blind to the conditions of others, because they are safely behind their own walls.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Jen.Thorpe\"<\/a>Jen Thorpe<\/em><\/strong> is a feminist writer and researcher from Cape Town, South Africa. She is a passionate advocate for women\u2019s rights and has worked in this field for six years. She has an MA in Politics from Rhodes University, and recently completed her first novel \u2018The Peculiars\u2019 through the UCT Creative Writing Masters Programme. Look for it in stores soon. Jen is part of the African Women\u2019s Development Fund\u2019s (AWDF) Community of African Women Writers. <\/em>Click here to learn more<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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