Untried

You took away my childhood Robbed me of my early years Replaced what should have been the best days of my life With loneliness and fear Never tried for your crime Brought to account for what you've done Never punished for my nightmares As my mind replays every punch you've thrown Somewhere in your drunken haze I cling to the hope you felt just a glimmer of guilt In the years after we escaped and you were left lonely to rot That just for a second you had wished you had not I was just a child Trusted in your care You abused that trust with every punch Your guilt written in every bruise I bared.