Daughters

She grew up watching her mother get mistreated

Saw how this strong woman accepted it

Always stayed with her abuser until they tired of her

Then it was on to the next combatant

A believer that a piece of a man is better than no man at all

These men would be her father figures

Even the real pappy came around every now and then, not to see her but to get his jolly’s off with momma

When he first arrived it was all love

He would fill her head with promises he had no intention on keeping

She would buy what he was selling

Then he would go into the room with mom

Blissful moans would fill the air for a few minutes

Then followed by snoring

Made her feel as if she would have her family back together finally

Knowing that the silence would be broken once he had awaken

Another argument

“DADDY DON’T GO!!”

She screams clutching his leg as he walks out the door

As she sits there face in her hands

She peers at mom out of peripheral vision

As she sparks another cigarette tears rolling down her face

Scrolling through her phone

Looking for another to fill the void of love she is missing due to never learning to love self

Some role model right

The years pasted

And this girl grew to be a young lady

Not confident and never received the love that her friends did from their parental units

Went out into the world and begun seeking it from others

The more you fight with her the more she foolishly thinks you care

I had the misfortune of crossing her path

But I didn’t take the bait

She told me I wasn’t worth anything and never spoke to me again

Sad really when you think of it

The sting from a punch meant love but the gentle caress of a hug she took for weakness and someone trying to pull a fast one on her

Could blame her parents but at this point she is way too old

At some point I pray she learns better

But after many trips to the ER to patch up her broken body I fear only the grave will show her the error of her ways