denial

mama says, "leave him!"

friends say, "girl, you better go!"

I want to ignore them both

because my heart is yelling "no!"

daddy couldn't give a damn

little sister wants to scream

I try to hide my pain with a smile

maybe it's not as bad as it seems

my body aches in sadness

while my head hurts from worry

he keeps repeating the same few words

"baby, I'm so so sorry!"

the door to go is open wide

but I refuse to leave

I know he'll change one of these days

at least that's what I choose to believe