A story behind a rhyme...

Her father beats her while her mother watches,
she wants to break free from their painful clutches,
shes scared what she sees she will follow,
wants to escape but doesnt know how,
she feels so hollow,
is it true what people say
what they do they pass down,
will their anger engulf her,
harder to breath,
will she drown,
the raging thirst that she craves
to fit in, to belong,
to break free from the chains that feel so strong,
is their more to life than this burning hell,
starved of laughter,
needing love, a happily ever after
she lies on the floor,
bruises so tender,
the taste of blood in her mouth,
she watches her father surrender,
she takes her aching body off to bed,
wondering what she did, wondering what she said,
as the tiredness takes over
she lets herself drift away,
preparing for the contents of the very next day,
for when the sun comes up
it will all start again,
till someone notices and frees her from her unbearable pain.