My 4 by 6 room

I sat alone in my 4 by 6 room.

My body yearned for sleep that my mind refused.

Too much could happen, like that day.

I didn't understand why I was here, do i not have the right to self defense?

Do i not get to stop an aggressor because of their gender?

Am I an animal for protecting my family. No!

I refuse the sweet scented food. 

I resisted the allure of fresh sheets and cloud like pillows.

I fought a constant battle with my eyelids.

All my time was wasted, the kept me here for years. 

She was let free, wire mouthed and scowling.

Her wicked blade bore down upon my family when i wasn't there to protect them,

Her gender let her free, her madness caged her and her knife took my family.

I sit alone in my 4 by 6 room

All I do is think, if our places were reversed how it would have panned out.