Mamma left the sheets unfolded and the bed stained
A key hole full of answers
For a more than lonely little girl
She foresaw the night, with swelling eyes
It was going to be a long one; she could feel it from the inside out
The outside in held only numbness, though
She waited with wandering thoughts, wondering why
Blackened reservoir mindset
In a world where color was elusive to her now
She forces a smile to remember a time where there were rainbows
Dirty dishes piling the sink, forming a brick wall between her reality and the life outside
The life that she craved to live
A craving deeper and more intrusive on her soul
Than the last shot fired in a war
As night falls, so does the pit in her stomach
That familiarity of evil beckoning her in
She waits, and waits, and waits
The voice calls, as it has so many times before
The tone is subtle this time, so maybe he’ll be kind
Tears trickle slowly down her check with each expectant step
No time to run
Light footsteps of tiny feet glide across the floor
She is devastated to make acquaintance with her maker
With every glance, she’s reminded that she’s a part of him
But tonight they’re closer than kin
Push, push, fondle and infringe on her flesh
Devilish eyes burning their way through her life, one jolt at a time
Restless, helpless, confined and forgotten
The screams inside her head deafen the world outside
But she dares not open her mouth
For a single sound would radiate like an alarm
And no one is supposed to know what’s behind the white walls