I'M Sorry Daddy
the door slams shut
daddy's home
his footsteps are getting closer
i hear him yell my name
i cry silently, trying not to be found
he stumbles through my doorway
he is drunk again
i press up against my closet wall
he walks in front of the door, swings it open
starts calling me horrible names and grabs me by the arm
i'm afraid
i try to avoid looking into his evil eyes
he slaps me
i fall, crying
daddy says it's my fault he got fired today
he punches me and kicks me
i try to get up but he stomps on my chest
"MOMMY HELP!" i scream in my head
but no one else is home
just me and daddy
i get free and run for the door
it's locked
i slid to the floor bawling because i can' reach
daddy picks me up and throws me against fireplace mantel
i fall to the wood floor
head throbbing
body shaking
heart pounding
in the distance i hear daddy yelling at me
i scream 'I'm sorry'
it's too late
his face has been turned into an unimaginable hate
the pain continues
his kicks come again and again
he stops after one last hard kick
that's the last thing i felt
he walks out the door
as i lay there motionless
sprawled out on the living room floor
this is something i've never experienced but i wanted to write about it
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