It seems on this Sunday second day of the new year
my thoughts and my feelings are perfectly clear
an event that happened just 5 years ago
on Sunday January second did this event unfold
my last normal day of my normal life
celebrating the birthday of my future wife
I left her house early so sick I was feeling
I drank something tasty and starting my healing
not 10 minutes later the screaming began
the phone line was dead, grabbed my cell phone and ran
chased into the bathroom 911 on the line
while he knifed through the door chills ran down my spine
when he finally stopped trying I poked my head out
though I didn't see him there was smoke all about
I knew with a quickness I needed to get out
but it was my mom I was worried about
I ran into her bedroom hoping to find her
but instead I found him spouting his temper
I watched as the knife into his chest entered
it took me a second to get balanced and centered
no mom to be found what was I to do?
I have to admit I thought I was screwed
I tried running downstairs but got stopped by the flames
all I heard was my mom calling my name
I kicked out a window and climbed to the ledge
still worried he'd find me I laid on the edge
I listened real closely and heard my mom calling
closer to her voice I started crawling
the front gate was locked so she went around
someone brought a ladder that's how I got down
shaken and worried 911 still on the line
my mom tried to assure me everything would be fine
but she was burnt badly from head to toe
and she was in shock so she didn't even know
"It's just a house don't worry. I'm glad you're ok."
I just stood there speechless with nothing to say
everything I owned just went up in smoke
I must be dreaming is this some sort of joke?
on the way to the hospital they knocked her unconscious
I couldn't believe what happened the whole thing was monstrous
the burns were so bad 2nd and 3rd degree
they wanted to graft skin and I had to agree
I thought she would put up one hell of a fight
but she didn't survive through the following night
it was all over the news in more than one city
the story of my family and boy it was shitty
I'll never forget the details of that night
because I should have died too but I escaped with my life
