ALONE & LOST

for the third time i watched dad hit mum. i stood star struck, as i watched the man i had learn to love, the man i learn to call dad, the man who formed my first words, the man who i thought was perfect, become a beast in a twinkle of an eye.
mum slumped, she was bleeding profusely.
i was too small too understand what was happening
mum looked as if she was searching for something
and then she found it
the one thing that i wish she never caught hold of
though beautiful,it became a weapon to a wounded woman
the next thing i saw, caused me to scream out loud.
dad was lying motionless....and mum,
"mum, mum.........."
mum was.......no whr to be found