The Joker
The door crashes open
I whimper and hide
Mommy starts to shake,
And backs up against the counter
Daddy comes in
He smells funny
Of puke and his medicine
The one that makes him evil and mean
“What are you crying for?”
He shouts at Mommy
As tears start to drip down her face
My heart breaks in two
To see Mommy cry
But I stay hidden in the corner
Comforting her in my head
As my teeth grind in anger
And my hands shake in fear
“You stupid bitch!”
Daddy yells
And Mommy picks up the knife
From the counter
And holds it out
In front of her
Her weapon
To defend herself
Daddy doesn’t like that
Not.
One.
Bit.
He grabs the knife from Mommy
And takes it to her
Laughing as he does so
He forces me to watch
As he repeatedly stabs her
Over
And
Over
And
Over
Again.
I whimper as she gurgles
But all Daddy does is stab her
Angrier
And
Angrier
And
Angrier
He becomes
As I start to cry
And shout at him
“Stop it!”
“Stop it!”
But Daddy doesn’t listen
And Mommy falls weak
The floor is stained with blood
The stuff is raining from the ceiling
Dripping from the cupboards
Shining in Daddy’s eyes
Murder!
Words echo in my head
As I scream
I’m going mad
Daddy is mad
His eyes shine with a happiness
That Mommy could never bring
And I could never fulfil
As I slip on the floor
He laughs
As I cry
He laughs
Coming closer
Knife in hand
“Why so serious?”
Daddy asks
He comes forward with the knife
I shrink back into the wall
Hide me!
I beg for my life
“Why so serious?”
Daddy asks again
I cry and shake my head
“No!”
He sticks the cold
Blood coated
Knife
Into my mouth
As I choke on Mommy’s blood
And my mouth burns on fire
“Let’s put a smile on that face!”
Daddy declares
And cuts my lips with the jagged weapon
Blood pours from the wounds
As my lips stretch into an unnatural grin
I am The Joker.
Who’s serious now, Daddy?
