Sleep

she's been here so many times before
she can't remember
when she last felt anything at all
but this pain and anger
she stares intently at the door
listens for his footsteps
she knows exactly what's in store and the knowing makes it worse

(floating high above her bed
staring at her father's head
wishing one of them were dead

so this hell could finally end)

when he calls her daddy's little girl
she doesn't hear him
when he crushes her she can't feel
her screams are silent
hides in the corners of her mind
where she plays contently
she leaves this nightmare far behind, she escapes inside her dreams

(floating high above her bed
staring at her father's head
wishing one of them were dead

so this hell could finally end)