Where were you when 2nd degree burns I had
Because no one looked after me
A cup of tea on the stove I found
A bubbly shoulder since age 3
Where were you when my brother
Was beaten black and blue
We moved a thousand miles away
Because at 5, he left his backpack at school
Where were you when we moved back home
To the same abusive fool
Who promised everyone he changed
But continued to be cruel
Where were you when I ran the neighborhood
In the projects, dirty and alone
Yellow teeth, long filthy nails
Knowing way more than I should
Where were you when he held me down
No where to escape
Marks on my wrists, flame in my soul
Young adulthood taking shape
Now you decide to enter in
For no other reason than
My husband sometimes took my pills
God, this was your plan?
The same woman who subjected me
To the things you read above
Has now called CPS on me
Even though my children are truly loved
Thanks for reading
Love, snowpea ❤
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