Pain
Hurt
Daddy lost his job
Took it out on mama
Siren car drove her away
Me and daddy followed
Doctors asked questions
Daddy said mama fell
He lied.

Scared
Lonely
Dad drinks
Comes home late
Mom tells me to go to my room
Says the bruises are from gardening
I know.

Sad
Worried
Mom has more bruises
Fair skin turned black
Stark inky purple stains her
Hid me in my room again
Didn’t come back.

Alone
Exhausted
Dad is in prison
Tried for murder
Sentenced to life
He is gone too.

Miserable
Empty
Alone together
With the voices in my head
Filled to the brim
With nothingness
My reflection is unclear
It’s not me.

Depressed
Depleted
Cut myself today
To feel something real again
Everything is gone
I’m an empty shell
Cast away from society

Inconsolable
Expiring
The beautiful curvature of the strands
Twisted and bound together
To form rope
Soon I will be free
Of all the pain
I cannot help a smile
Spread across my face
As I slowly drift away
To peace.