Pain

light
its morning
pain
such great pain
last night
oh no!
it was true
footsteps
must stay quiet
they mustn't know I’m awake
they stop at the door
please don't come in
not today
I’m so sore from last night
the door creaks
you have a belt
I can't scream
I watch you move closer
and then you lash out
taking all your troubles out on me
I lay there
not knowing what to do
pain
my head
darkness
what happened
I wake again
people
strangers
I look outside
night
the pain
unbearable
the cycle of torture
begins again

 

Sophie...a youth