He gets drunk She sits home drunk Boy was too young to understand Girl cannot forget Mother lies vulnerable No break from the cycle Bellowing with rage Inconsequential arguments Degrading and humiliating Somatic defilement Girl can only hide in fear To see it or not makes no difference any longer She can only cry and take more pain He leaves She surrenders once more Girl has to be strong Tries to help her mother Her body's given up for the day
I go to bed and hope With all my heart Father will not return We will live through another day Were the cycle to break Let it be by his absence