Black out

I never realised back then
that blacked out windows
were keeping me safe,
I was only 2 after all...

I thought it was a huge game
of hide and seek and even
the adults were playing too;
how naive a toddler could be.

It wasn't until the police knocked
wanting Dad;
we'd been safe 6 months and I was
distracted by the police man's hat -

the bastard's had found us,
they wanted us dead

but I only knew 15 years later -

My dad was a recovering addict
and he owed dealers money:

safe houses aren't always safe,
my Dad was my king but for now

I just wished he'd get better again,
addiction kills, it's just a matter of time.

©Em