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when i was 10
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turmoil at home
seemingly unloved
my parents gone
no food on the stove

always fighting
nothing right
arguing...
i was hit that night

unwilling to take it
i swung back
landing the punches
with a loud, distant crack

shoved hard
through the door i went
down the stairs i was pushed
ending up on my back

next thing i know
i slowly wake up
blood on my face
the pain as my head throbbed

unable to get up
i yelled out in pain
no one answered..
my yell was in vain

i gathered my senses
and slowly got up
time to bandage, and cover up my cuts

trying to hide
what happened that night
knowing that when i returned home
i would return in fright
- Liquid Steel  
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