A Beast

A Beast Only once you took my innocence away your perverseness the mind to sway I fled the house and climbed a tree The fear that gripped me I’ll never be free When you went back to your drink My sanity pushed to the very brink Fear and anxiety crushing my soul My mother I searched for me to console Tears streaming but no words came I sat on her lap till her legs went lame The story told she confronted you The reality of your lies was due Hatred and anger were unleashed Forever you turned into a beast I became a punching bag, a scapegoat Mother and father, my future rewrote When you died, I did not cry A sigh of relief I sighed. By Cathrin Stuart