Fervid.

Abused

His skin trembled to your touch

As he had seeped his body in liquor

The stench of booze exposed his deed

As it leaked from every pore he had

His eyes glossy and glazed

As he started mumbling something

Under his heady breath

You are a bitch

His gaze fixed upon your self

And his loathing of you began

Just as it always had done

When his body turned to rum

He beat you

I deserved it you whisper to yourself

As you curl up into the corner

And let his rage fly at you

Each punch a kiss

Each kick an I love you

Until one day you stand up

And stab him

You release all the rage he packed into you

All of the defiled moments led to this

And though you went to jail for it

Your mother was free from your father

r.b

Background Story:

This poem was about a girl who got physically attacked by her father on a regular basis. I really wanted to capture the intense feelings of emotional and physical fear. The stench that exists only to you emitted from an oblivious alcoholic. She had killed her dad but she saved her mother. A trade she was very happy to make.

The song really feels like it emotionally connects to how the girl would be feeling in that situation when she finally snapped.

Hope none of you go through what the girl I imagined went through.

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