Voice Poem

The Truth Hurts

I cower in the corner,

Alone.

Tears so fierce,

Again.

She's coming,

Coming to get me.

I hear the footsteps,

Quiet.

Hushed clacking,

Heels.

I am afraid,

Afriad of her.

She appears,

In front of me.

Breathe.

Her face unreadable,

Breathe.

What will she do?

A resounding SMACK,

Painful inhale.

Hand against head,

Red cheek.

Eyes.

Staring hate

In to my heart.

"Why?" I whimper.

She turns away.

"Why?" again

Too fast.

I fly,

Up and away,

At the wall,

BAM.

Confusion settles.

Blood.

I am coated,

A drunken presence beside me.

It is her.

I pretend,

Pretend that I am gone.

"I'm so sorry, baby," she whispers.

Silence.

I wish I were dead.

No words can repeal,

The pain I feel,

Remembering,

She is my mother.



Saisan, Joanna, Melinda Smith, and Jeanne Segal. "Child Abuse and Neglect." Child Abuse & Neglect: Recognizing and Preventing Child Abuse. Jan. 2012. Web. 01 Apr. 2012. <http://www.helpguide.org/mental/child_abuse_physical_emotional_sexual_neglect.htm>.