Tammy's Teddy

Flashing lights of neon blue, sirens loudly roared Neighbours gathered in the street Wondering if anybody saw? Confusion as the ambulance opens wide it's doors She's carried out under white cotton sheets As her teddy falls to the floor It was just another Saturday Began much as the rest Daddy in the garden Drinking beer in his old stringed vest Mom was in the kitchen Keeping out of sight He did'nt need an excuse To cause a bloody fight Tammy in her bedroom Another drink for daddy His mood was getting dark It would not be much longer Before the beatings start He staggered to the Kitchen Slurring as he spoke He had a grin upon his face But this mood was no joke He grabbed his wife He threw her Her head hitting against the wall She lost consciousness so quickly Remembers little of what she saw Heading to the bedroom Cursing Tammy's name She knew that he was coming Froze from playing dolly games Roughly he had grabbed her A slap, a push, a punch Daddy was never to be blamed It's only cause he's drunk Eventually it happens They go that bit to far Sometimes they forget They should not leave a bruise or scar Tammy never woke up She was still So pale and red Her mother screaming chillingly God no, my babies dead I guess blaming there genetics Seems an easy get out clause If your generation beat you Then of cause, you should beat yours But choice and responsibility Love care and respect Surly they too are genetic And as powerful as the rest Just as transformation From what's lost to what is found In Regeneration of the severed soul As faith and hope abound Tammy's mom picked up her teddy bear She holds it with a rose Standing by her daughters grave As the guilt within her grows