My mother's harsh words,
slice up my heart.
Her fury-filled eyes,
just another part.
Of what wreckage life has become.
And now,
I'm sobbing and alone.
Her selfish screams,
bring nothing but fear.
I want to run,
I wish to hide.
Anything to stop these useless tears.
His beer breath is hot on my face.
He tells me I'm just another 'disgrace.'
The comes the punching,
the hitting,
the kicking.
Till nothings left the bruise and blood dripping.
I run to my room,
the only safe place I can stay.
Will this day ever end?
I can't keep living this way.
