He looked down
At Mommy's
Cold
Unmoving
Body.
Mommy had never
Been strong.
Daddy
Was strong.
Daddy made Mommy
Afraid.
She hid
In the corner.
Daddy made Mommy
Cook
And clean.
Daddy never said "please."
He said "NOW!"
And when Mommy
Got so sick,
Daddy didn't call a healer.
He made his
Little boy
Take care of
Mommy.
And he did take care.
Mommy always told him
He was perfect.
And Daddy always said
He was worthless.
And then Mommy couldn't breathe.
She gasped,
Trying to hang on to life
For her son,
Who called for Daddy,
But Daddy didn't care.
Mommy's mouth struggled to form words,
"I…
love…
you…"
And the last breath
That escaped her lips
Encompassed her little boy's name:
"Severus…"