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We were on vacation It was a warm July night You burst through the door in a drunken rage Slurring your words of anger And then you hit her And you hit her And you hit her Over And over And over again And I watched And I watched And I watched I did nothing I watched the life fade from her face I watched the light in her eyes burn out I watched the tears pour down her face And I did nothing I watched her body curl up like a helpless child I watched as her lips pleaded with you I watched as you bruised her body black and blue And I did nothing I watched her kick and flail in desperation I watched you grip her wrists so tight I thought they'd break in half like twigs I watched as you yelled that she was worthless and out of control (ironic, really) And I did nothing I watched as your fists finally grew tired I watched her run upstairs to escape your rath I watched as she rocked herself to sleep, balling her eyes out, broke down and depleted And I did nothing.
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Aug 1, 2013
Aug 1, 2013 at 1:07 PM UTC
I did nothing
We were on vacation It was a warm July night You burst through the door in a drunken rage Slurring your words of anger And then you hit her And you hit her And you hit her Over And over And over again And I watched And I watched And I watched I did nothing I watched the life fade from her face I watched the light in her eyes burn out I watched the tears pour down her face And I did nothing I watched her body curl up like a helpless child I watched as her lips pleaded with you I watched as you bruised her body black and blue And I did nothing I watched her kick and flail in desperation I watched you grip her wrists so tight I thought they'd break in half like twigs I watched as you yelled that she was worthless and out of control (ironic, really) And I did nothing I watched as your fists finally grew tired I watched her run upstairs to escape your rath I watched as she rocked herself to sleep, balling her eyes out, broke down and depleted And I did nothing.
claire-e
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Aug 1, 2013
Aug 1, 2013 at 1:07 PM UTC
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