Cauterize father's minds
when daughters try to self prescribe
with kitchen knifes
cutting lines into skin
aren't you interested?
bitching at her
he attacks her
but she's seen so much badder
bullets that scatter
her mom died was in the wrong place at the wrong time
slaughtered down the road from the home she grew up in
her daughter is stowed up in
hold up in
she wants to upend and leave
she's only thirteen
her dad comes home his minds not working
slurring words then passes out from too much Bourbon
broke and drinking
his thoughts have weakened
mind is sinking
always leaving
no food on the table little Kelly starts to thinking what's she able to do?
what does she have to lose?
she goes out trying to to prove
trying to make things stable
but that fails as she sells herself for money under the table
one night she defied was picked up by a Ford ranger
she hesitated then got in with the stranger
she could feel the anger
driving violently
the car stopped silently
he tried to force her make her hurt compliantly yet she broke free
tried to run but tripped then twisted her ankle
he was right behind she looked up as her leg was tangled
he could see the terror in her eyes as she tried to fight
she was beat he got down and proceeded to strangle
suddenly the pain turned to something tranquil
she felt lifted from all angles
a light was near and out of fear she pursued it she couldn't lose it
she followed until she walked right through it.