Father

Father you were my first love a collection of feelings fused into a human being meant to love me. Father you taught me how to love nights filled with endless practicing how to please you. Father you showed me love is pain the beating my mother took filled the air with her cries for help. Father you told me I was your good girl words I became accustom to being whispered "Who's daddy's good girl?" Father you told me I came second becoming an older sister was a relief and a painful responsibility. Father you told me I should know better the first time you laid your hands on me without saying "you're a good girl." Father you broke me the time you called her "your good girl." Father you killed me the night I heard you go into her room. Sexual assault is an issue needing to be address more because it happens too frequently not to bring it up. A lot of the time it is someone the victim knows. Help me bring awareness.