Deep Enough To Bruise the Soul

He didnt know the wounds would go Deep enough to bruise her soul She lay there froze when he arose She replaced her battered clothes Rather the blows from clydesdales toes Or the fate of conquered foes This painful load forever to hold A friend not stranger from her stole He didnt think her dad would drink Then find his gun beneath the sink He hasnt blinked he's at the brink Wants to feed animal instincts Moms half insane feels daughters pain Her tears form puddles like the rain Her child explains how she's ashamed Now mommy wants to share the blame He didnt weep in courtroom seat Jury discussion deliberately brief Not very steep the sentence was weak They only handed him three hundred weeks He never did speak almost like asleep He'll spend many cold nights wrapped in a thin sheet Tried to be discreet almost lost heartbeat When those bars of steel slid right past his feet.