Broken words I try to hide
Things I wish I could say
Things about what really happens
On Daddy’s “bad day”
When he reaches for mommy
When I try to stop him
So many things happen
And I know he will win
I never care what happens to me
As long as he stays away
As long as it’s only me
Because I know he will pay
When things happen he doesn’t like
When he seems to get very mad
He say’s it’s our fault
Then he says words that are very bad
He goes to hit mommy
But I yell and say, “Take Me”
He gets so mad his look sends a thrill
Knowing I would rather have this be
Then next day in school
People will ask questions about that cut
This bruise and that mark
But I know my feelings will have to stay shut
Nobody will ever guess,
No one would think of him
Nothing would say he beat me
They’ll never guess why I’m so thin.
Sure he staves me until I faint
Sure he beats me until I come close to death
But at least he stays away from my mommy
And it will be like that till my last breath.
Things I wish I could say
Things about what really happens
On Daddy’s “bad day”
When he reaches for mommy
When I try to stop him
So many things happen
And I know he will win
I never care what happens to me
As long as he stays away
As long as it’s only me
Because I know he will pay
When things happen he doesn’t like
When he seems to get very mad
He say’s it’s our fault
Then he says words that are very bad
He goes to hit mommy
But I yell and say, “Take Me”
He gets so mad his look sends a thrill
Knowing I would rather have this be
Then next day in school
People will ask questions about that cut
This bruise and that mark
But I know my feelings will have to stay shut
Nobody will ever guess,
No one would think of him
Nothing would say he beat me
They’ll never guess why I’m so thin.
Sure he staves me until I faint
Sure he beats me until I come close to death
But at least he stays away from my mommy
And it will be like that till my last breath.
