His mother was a nice
Girl
Her father used to hit her
A lot
Leaving bruises
Bumps and
Scars
Called her names
Like ****
*****
*****
And would hit her
Again
And Again
He would always say
Sorry
But then
He would
Keep hitting
Her

His father was a good
Boy
He played sports well
All of them
Basketball
Football
Baseball
Soccer
But he never really got his chance
To shine
Because he got hurt
And was put up in the hospital
Because he was
Bleeding
From the inside
And then his father's
Father
Went to jail
He was in and out
All the time
But when he was 17
He went to jail
And never came back out
Until
He died

The boy was very sensitive
Sensitive to people's
Feelings
And emotions
His mother would scream at him
For nothing in particular
And the boy would
Cry
In his room
Alone
And wish it would all go away
But when he got a little bit
Older
As time passed and people
Came and went
His parents were always
Fighting
Always
Never a dull moment
Always
Obscenities
Deafening words
More crying
More
Emotions
Flooding the gates
Of his
Eyelids