Broken Home

Living in a house with a violent dad... through my childhood eyes

Daddy keeps hurting mommy in many different ways,
Sometimes he just picks a fight out of anything she says
She tries hard not to say anything wrong,
But the next fight always comes along

Mommy keeps smiling and saying everything is ok,
but I heard her crying just the other day,
I saw marks on her arms and on her chest,
I wish she didn't have to put up with this mess

My friends say their parents do not row,
so I feel like there's no one I can tell,
Their parents seem happy and carefree,
so why have I got a different family

My sister keeps crying because she is scared,
so when the next fight happens I am prepared,
I read her stories and play silly games,
anything to keep her from feeling the same

Today Daddy smashed up my favourite plate,
mommy said she would try to fix it but it's too late,
Sometimes I wish I didn't live in this house
I hate listening to my daddy shout

Reviews

[Caleb]

Sad thing is that this happens a lot, Great job at being able to capture the feelings of the child.

[Bliss.x]

Thank you for your review :)