Pantoum verse form, evoking EU statistics on violence against women

 

Violence against women, abuse

One in three across Europe,

Physical, sexual, psychological, you choose

Intimate partner, emotional scope.

 

One in three across Europe,

Women’s experiences of abuse,

Intimate partner, emotional scope

Sexual violence since youth.

 

Women’s experiences of abuse,

One in twenty raped,

Sexual violence since youth,

Human rights violated.

 

One in twenty raped,

It’s no excuse, it’s no excuse,

Human rights violated,

Violence against women, abuse.

 

A variant of the poem in the format of «villanelle»

 

Violence against women, abuse
Physical, sexual, psychological, you choose
Wolves, beasts, monsters, pushers,

Purple bruises, no makeup covers,
Fear, forgiveness, victim lovers,
Violence against women, abuse
Under pressure, under shame,
Who’s to blame? It’s a wild game.
Wolves, beasts, monsters, pushers,

Hover on shrivels of pain, under fire
Used objects, in chain, of lust and desire,
Violence against women, abuse
Tough and strong hurt anyone,
Women, children, wife and son,
Wolves, beasts, monsters, pushers,

Pray and feast on sorrow unleashed,
Violence against women, abuse
Wolves, beasts, monsters, pushers.