Father yelled again today
Placing his fingers
Like springs; coils
Around my neck
Squeezing until words
Get trapped in tears
And my trembling voice
Is nothing more than a whimper
Compared to his...
"Mommy.."
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Mother yelled again today
Smacking my hand
As if she were a magician
Trying to make me disappear
Yelling all the things
That make me less than normal
Then guilt bubbles through
And I ask for the torture chamber
"Daddy..."
