Daddy, Please
Those dirty white walls
Covered in cob webs
Marked with red and blue crayon
Drenched at the bottom with black guck
Pictures tilted sideways
A piece missing from the corner
Two or three fist sized holes where his punch missed my face
And instead
Went through the dry wall
Blood stains scattered on the floor
From when I stumbled to the bathroom sink
My heart cried out
Daddy, please…. Help
But he never responded
Then my mouth screamed
“Daddy, please…. Help”
But Daddy never came
Why didn’t you come to my rescue ….?
Like you said you would
You said you would always protect me from those big bad guys
With their large hands
And strong arms with bulging veins
So hard to escape when they’re gripped around your neck
Gripping tighter until your face turns purple
And your eye is swollen where he struck you
Why didn’t you save me from his grip daddy?
You said if a boy,
Because he is no man,
Ever tried to hurt me all I had to do was call
Now I lay here
Body cold
Blood flow slowing to my brain
Bruises on my neck, arms, eyes, and thighs
Daddy, please…. Bring me back
To your arms when I was a young innocent girl
Daddy, please… bring me back
To life
