Taken Away
We started out so happy,
Taking yearly trips to the lake
Laughing and joking
Cooking different kinds of cake
But then she started drinking
And watching TV
Mommy started to get angry
She started yelling at me
Yelling led to hitting
Smashing my face into glass
All I could do was stand there
And hope her anger would pass
I tried to be good
But the beatings kept getting worse
Until one day, she broke my arm
That's when I realized, my life was cursed
The more she beat me
The more lies she told
My father tried to help me
But the situation was getting old
Mom brainwashed them all
Until they all hated me
And that's when dad
Left the family
Broken, burned, bruised
Beaten every day
Mom started to stave me
I tried to keep her at bay
At school I was hated
I was dirty and smelled
I had to steal food to survive
They tried to get me expelled
All I can do is ask
Mommy why?
You took away everything
Every speck of pride
You took my happiness
You took away my self respect
You took it all away
Until there was nothing left
I meet with nurse everyday now
She looks at my marks
I look out the window
And see a policeman park
The adult start talking
The policeman says to days the day
He takes me to his car
And takes me away
Away from mother
Away from the pain
No more 'it' child
I'm being taken away.