Harassment at home

At 7 she is at her father’s mercy She will be shown no mercy A life with absolutely no love She will be like a lonely dove Sitting in the nest Doing her best She will never taste true love She will never be as free as a dove Being groped and touched by her dad Is a life that is so very sad She vows to protect her siblings To them her father will not do such things At 10 years old her father takes her virginity She is stubborn not to lose her dignity She will protect her siblings with her life Even if it means she must use a knife. All these years mom’s way Was to stay out of the way. She can’t believe her mom’s way Soon she will have her day. At 15 she decides this must stop She tells her father that this must stop She threatens him with much harm He says she will not go through with harm He corners her in her room She promises him doom and gloom He scoffs at her And threatens her She hid the gun in her bed and that is where he is being led fear strikes him as he sees the gun knowing she will not use it for fun. He knows she will use the gun And definitely not for fun He begs for her to forgive him, but she shuns him He tries to grab the gun She steps back and shoots him, not for fun He lies on the floor She gently walks out the room and closes the door