Reaching Out / 1998

she remains calm as he hits her once more
she starts to sob as she falls to the floor
you run to embrace her
but it’s so hard to face her
as her eyes fill with fear

when the bruises appear
you pick up the phone to dial for help
she screams out “no”
she blames herself
she buries her head and starts to cry

you’re feeling bad
you don’t know how or why
he can just grab his coat and walk out the door
while she sobs in the corner not wanting more

she then grabs a razor and starts to cut
all that abuse makes her feel like a slut

you wish you could help but don’t know how
you remember what happened and think “oh wow”

then he comes back in and you jump with alarm
as he kisses her cheek and sees the blood on her arm
it angers him and his eyes glow with fire
she winces at him as his fist gets tighter

she then slouches down, holding her cheek
thinking again it’s her fault she’s beat

you run to embrace
but she just holds her face
and the tears fall down as she lands on the floor
saying but nothing and getting beat once more