Bad to Worse
The teen cries alone in her home Huddled in a corner Broken and bloody
Her eyes are bruised and swollen Red from the tears Her head is aching In her mind the events rerun
He was out of control He was shouting He was cursing He was hitting The stench of alcohol was strong on his breath
He deflowered her sister, only eight-years-old He advanced on her mother A bat clenched in his hand The bat collided with her stomach Her mother fell to the ground, wailing She had been pregnant
The teen jumped in front She couldn’t let him hurt her mother He just threw her out of the way She pled with him His blows rained down until her mother’s body went limp It was soaked in blood Then he came for her
She fought him off Her kicks were well aimed He fell to the ground She grabbed the phone
The police arrive Find her huddled there They try to help her She is beyond repair The scene replays itself in her mind again The memories will never go away
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She cries alone in her home Huddled in a corner Broken and bloody Her eyes are bruised and swollen Red from the tears Her head is aching In her mind the events rerun He was out of control He was shouting He was cursing He was hitting The stench of alcohol strong on his breath He ruined her sister Only eight-years-old Innocence lost forever He advanced on her mother A bat clenched in his hand Only to collide with her stomach Her mother fell to the ground Wailing for the gift just lost The girl jumped in front She couldn’t let him hurt her mother He threw her out of the way She pled with him His blows rained down Soon her mother’s body went limp It was soaked in blood Then he came for her She fought him off With kicks well aimed He fell to the ground She grabbed the phone The police arrive Find her huddled there They try to help her She is beyond repair The scene replays itself in her mind again The memories will never go away She cries alone in a white room Huddled in a corner Bruised and broken Another statistic of what can never be recovered Lost in her mind Lost forever