Broken

Broken By Maria Sharon Moemise For every word I spake he criticized and mocked I learnt a new one to prove that I rocked For every blow that he struck across my face made me feel worthless and threw me in a dark place With every step I took to move toward the light I had my legs kicked from under me so I don't take flight Every drop of tear I spilled in pain rocked me to the core while he pushed me, mocked me and beat me some more I crawled into my dark world where I dreamt of light I dreamt of surrendering to sounds and sights of night Yearning to just give in to the constant drumming in my head, where his fists pounded endlessly, leaving only dark dread. I took what I thought was an easy way out the empty pill bottle, alcohol and me floating on a cloud of misery, hopelessness and lots of self hate for my pathetic life allowed to me merely through fate.