On November 25 we celebrate de International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the Official Language School of Mairena del Aljarafe we wanted to remember those women all around the world who are abused, battered, raped and murdered because of their sex. Our students have written short poems inspired on the motto “NO TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.” This was the result.

Stupid man

With your aggressiveness

You make your woman unhappy

You are all for her

But she’s nothing to you

Stupid man, don’t shout at her

Because it hurts her.

Battered woman

You can’t stand it anymore

He doesn’t deserve you.

Jairo López

Natalia Reina

Angélica Chaparro

Azucena Chaparro

1ºB

Fighter, woman,

for your life

Precious you have to fight

for life

for your beloved son

Women, the world

fights for you.

Aurora Velasco

Mariola Santos

Rocío Garrido

Natividad Cerpa

1ºB

Pretty woman

Under man

Brave woman don’t surrender

To the man

Wonderful freedom

Freedom for life.

Look for help!

Lourdes Goce

Almudena Andrade

Cristina Villalobos

Vanessa Jiménez

1ºB

Pretty women

With spirit

Free spirit she gives

With the heart

Innocent heart

Soul and courage

She fights against injustice.

Dori Cobo

Juan Becerra

Mª José Caballero

Ana Paula Arenas

1ºB

Beautiful woman

With dreams.

Intelligent eyes don’t cry

For the fight for life.

Beautiful woman

Freedom to feel

To live for love.

Andrés Linero

Rafael Cristóbal

Carmen Colchero

Nathalia Mejías

Esteban Merchán

1ºB

Black night

behind the door.

A terrified woman

waiting for her bitter love.

Broken dreams, watery eyes,

blows and shouts.

The Devil is knocking on the door,

the nightmare is beginning again

Her heart is trembling with fear.

Pepe Delgado

Isabel Barragán

Yolanda López

Juan Antonio Martín

3ºC

Happy life

In my life

Innocent lives die

Always in my mind

Damned murderers

Women equal to man

Let’s stop his violence

Aitor Arbizu

Meritxell Grau

Marina Vázquez

Inma Álvarez

Pedro Bilbao

3ºC

Boiling wasteland of tears

Smile turns into tears

Broken happiness

Growing between my fingers

But fear is over

Today is another day

When hope begins.

José A. Tomillo

Juan José Marquez

Pepi Olivar

Anabel Ladrón de Guevara

3º C

Broken dreams

A woman

Beautiful smile lost

At present

Black days

Man against woman

There isn’t any

FUTURE

Sofía Lamas

Encarna Galera

Antonio Moreno

Inma Cansino

Ana Barragán

3ºC

Selfish men

Without heart

Aggressive hand hit

From her window

Tearful eyes

Woman with feeling

Deserve something better.

Sara Andújar

Marc Quaye

Julio Troncoso

Jessica Riestra

3ºC

Grey life

With you

Now, my hard days die.

At home, the light shines,

Now, you aren’t in my mind

I don’t miss you

Now, I don’t need you

Paula Rodríguez

Ángela Rodríguez

Elena Robles

Tere Algarín

3ºB

Mistreater men against women

Make children unhappy destroying

the family.

Democratic society though

justice and law have to help

the mistreated women

Maribel Franco

Mª José Torrado

Amparo Roca

Leonor Marchena

3ºB

Maltreated woman

Under pressure

You’re not alone

Don’t have to stand it

No more suffering

Don’t be afraid

You can solve the situation.

Paloma Romero

Ana Mª Prieto

Iván Bejerano

Paco Álvarez

3ºB

Awful man

Without heart

Terrified woman suffering

for love

Painful feeling

Person without soul

Thinking in himself.

Pilar del Pozo

Charo López

Concepción Sierra

Alfonso Jiménez

3º B

Helpless woman

With a man

Hidden life had

From the darkness

Deep instinct

Love with pain

From the darkness

Deep instinct

Love with pain

Apology without sense.

Manuel Sánchez

Teresa Barceló

Marysol Cabello

Laura Ortega

3ºB

Thank you all for your wonderful poems.Let’s hope for a life without pain, for freedom, for respect, for true love.

Your proud teacherLeticia