Break Free

She hides the bruises  
with a long sleeved shirt
Unlike most kids her battle with her parent’s
Aren’t over her playing in the dirt  
 
She didn’t choose her battle  
Her battle was given to her  
Sad , Cold , Lonely  
these feelings are getting old
She’ll die hardly ten years old.
 
She wonders if there’s anyone  
That she can trust ,
If she can tell them about the  
secret war she fights  
 
No, Nobody cares ,
When they see the bruises ,
she’s rewarded with stares  
“They’d say something if they really cared”
 
He’ll come in her room tonight  
But this will be her last fight
Her little body can only take so much  
 
He’ll have his way with her
And her mom will pretend she doesn’t hear
Her screams or her cries to break free  
 
Sad , Cold , Lonely , That’s old  
She died hardly ten years old  
She finally broke free .  
 
 “It is also estimated that 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be abused in some way before their 22nd birthday. That is 2 of 9 children, or 22% of all children.”
 
 “5 children die in the U.S. each day directly as a result of abuse”