I remember locking myself in my room
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blasting the radio
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covering my head with a pillow
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Even while I was doing that
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I could still hear my mother screaming at my father to stop
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I heard glass breaking
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pans hitting the floor
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dishes crossing the floor
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After the fights
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I would always come check on my mom
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sometimes she was covered in blood and bruises
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As I looked across the floor as she was
cleaning the mess my father made comma
glass everywhere
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Everything from counters and tables
were scattered from kitchen all the way to living room

Period.