Protected and sheltered me
From the 'evils of the world'
Seemed like the perfect father
To your little girl
Told me you loved me
Sang me silly songs
Gave me hugs and kisses
Made me feel like I belonged
By day, the perfect father
A hero a man of god
Kind wise and thoughtful
But it was only a facade
The role playing always stopped
As darkness grew near
Then emerged the man
I'd slowly learned to fear
At night the costume was removed
His true colors again revealed
Now one could plainly see
The monster he'd kept concealed
His soft face turned hard
Eyes dark and empty
I tried not to fear
As he looked at me
I knew what would happen
It was out of my control
So I laid still
And tried to calm my soul
Try as I might
I could not hide my fears
My shaking and deep breathing
Slowly turned to tears
I knew it was useless
My tears would not change a thing
But I couldn't hold them back
After so many days of hiding
I tried to understand
It was his way of 'showing love'
I prayed and asked for comfort
From my father above
I cried out to the Lord
But received no reply
I came to understand that
On him I could not rely
I was in this alone
No one by my side
I had to keep it a secret
To no one would I confide
Jan 27, 2014
Jan 27, 2014 at 2:40 AM UTC
Protected and sheltered me
From the 'evils of the world'
Seemed like the perfect father
To your little girl
Told me you loved me
Sang me silly songs
Gave me hugs and kisses
Made me feel like I belonged
By day, the perfect father
A hero a man of god
Kind wise and thoughtful
But it was only a facade
The role playing always stopped
As darkness grew near
Then emerged the man
I'd slowly learned to fear
At night the costume was removed
His true colors again revealed
Now one could plainly see
The monster he'd kept concealed
His soft face turned hard
Eyes dark and empty
I tried not to fear
As he looked at me
I knew what would happen
It was out of my control
So I laid still
And tried to calm my soul
Try as I might
I could not hide my fears
My shaking and deep breathing
Slowly turned to tears
I knew it was useless
My tears would not change a thing
But I couldn't hold them back
After so many days of hiding
I tried to understand
It was his way of 'showing love'
I prayed and asked for comfort
From my father above
I cried out to the Lord
But received no reply
I came to understand that
On him I could not rely
I was in this alone
No one by my side
I had to keep it a secret
To no one would I confide
