Michael this is extremely powerful and raw. Thank you for sharing

Wow Michael, a hard read. I'm sorry you endured this as a child. Gives me insight to how you write now. These things shape you. Thank you for sharing this-

Michael, take heart. If not for these experiences, you wouldn't be the man you are now and you certainly wouldn't be able to write like this. However, I was desperately sad as I read.
All the very best to you,

Ben

Thank you Ben
And yes I totally agree with you :)

ps..Thank you for nominating this one

Awww, a sad read but you told the story well using great metaphors. The opening line in itself was powerful...with the word 'again' which meant this situation is a recurring one. Ah you know how I like your line breaks very much! Great piece.

Thank you Miss M
Yes repeated many times, lessons we try to learn for ourselves :)

Wow, I wish I could write like this, although I wouldn't want to share that experience.

Respect

Craig

Oh Michael! I want to hug that boy and make him safe!
It's so unusual to see something written from the child's perspective. Proper genius!
=^.^=

Michael, My friend there are very few married couples who know the meaning of love and what could be the impact of their actions on the mind of their childrens.
I saw few things at Young age too, like 12-13, but my parents realized it soon that they were dragging me and my brother too into the wrong path, after that we lived happily ever after.

Love and light for you my friend.
Stay blessed and happy!

A life which no child would want to live through and its a shame
that some parents don't realize the hurt which is been planted in a child's
heart. I like the way you have penned this breaking up certain lines
which makes it very realistic and at the same time letting the reader
live through that experience.

"..echoes of,
tit-for-tat...

...which...

...rattled through the air; like bullets being fired;

re-pea-ted-ley"

^^I was wondering why the word repeatedly was broken up like
a syllable count and it makes sense, this imagery here
is like
a continuous firing which never ends and no matter how many
years have passed its etched into the heart..a painful reality for any
child...take care