She sits on
the floor, plays with her dolls
She tries to
ignore them
But still
hears it all
Her mommy is
sobbing
Her
grandmother yells
Grandfather,
stubborn
Won’t change
his mind
Couldn’t
care less
That his
daughter’s not fine
Daddy leads
the girl away
But she
still hears all that they say
Her
4-year-old heart
Hears the
lies, feels the fears
“This wouldn’t
be happening
If you were
not here”
She’s the
one guilty
But that
soon will change
She’ll be
the good girl
She’ll play
the part well
And when all
else fails
She’ll
punish herself
This world
isn’t safe
And it never
will be
I’ll just
make them happy
And then
they’ll love me
But she didn’t
know
She didn’t
see
That
horrible fight
Was for her
safety
Mom loved
her enough
To keep her
free
So she’d
enjoy childhood
As it was
meant to be
She believed
she was worthless
Guilty,
condemned
But she was
worth fighting for
She’ll be
loved to the end
