all of the yelling and cries
the things we couldn't take back
the fearful look in their eyes
for their girl had snapped
she was crying and screaming
her lungs were sore the next day
because she was still bleeding
and everyone knew she could never be okay
she pushed past her mother
and stormed up the stairs
she had hit her father
but it could not end there
he had been drinking
and he had enough of her shit
so he pushed her back
and she tumbled back down the stairs
her mother did nothing
just cried a little more
but their girl stood back up
and on her way out, slammed the door
she collected bruises and tears
inside these four walls
she collected nothing but fears
in the world where she could only ever fall
some wanted to give her a hug
and let her know it would be okay
but she would never let them :
because their girl had snapped that day.
( 2019 )
