This is for the child who doesn't hold back
Her violence turned her mind pitch black
For the child who is deathly feared
She fights and fights until the pain disappeared
Mom, dad, are you there?
This is for the child who holds everything in
Hoping for the dangerous words to end
For the child who has nothing left in his home
Feeling empty inside, nothing but bones
Mom, dad, are you there?
This is for the child who always acts tough
But anyone who looked could catch her bluff
Her parents left her when she was young
A truth to never be heard from her tongue
Mom, dad, are you there?
This is for the child who can't remember a time of peace, dreams, and happiness
But blinded by memories of heartache and gloominess
He'd sit in his room hearing words through the hollow walls
He tries to tell them but they can't hear his desperate calls
Mom, dad, are you there?
This is for the child who is always alone
But she yearns for a motherly love she's never known
No one could know her real feelings
No one could know with what she was dealing
Mom, dad, are you there?
This is for the child who keeps his feeling locked inside
The pain and misery eats him alive
He lays every night hoping the torture would go away
But his suffering looks like it's here to stay
Mom, dad, are you there?
This is for the child whose hatred built up
It kept growing and growing until she'd blow up
She doesn't try to hold it in
That's the way it's always been
Mom, dad, are you there?
Tears run down his face
Knowing his past can't be erased
Sitting on his bed all alone
And again he asks
Mom, dad, are you there?
This poem is two stories in one. It switches every paragraph. It was inspired by the song "Broken Home" by Five Seconds of Summer. Hope you like it!