Locked and Caged

 I hear the car pull into the driveway

He's back...

I crawl to the back of my cage

Trying to hide my scarred body

I hear him slam the door as he enters

"Dante, I'm coming for you, you little shit..."

I begin to count his footsteps as he comes down the stairs...

One, two, three, four, five, then a stumble and a slam

He's drunk...

It's going to be a really awful night this time...

He finally reaches the basement

He takes the cover off my cage

I haven't seen light in so long...

He has a bottle in his hand

He breaks it on the wall...

I can see the glistening edge, in the dim light

I'm terrified, frozen in fear

"Since you like cutting yourself so much...let me help you..."

I try my best to escape his grasp, but he has me in a headlock

My brother comes down the stairs...

"Brother, please help me..."

"Never call me that...EVER!!!" he screams

The glass pierces my throat

I can feel my own blood ooze onto my hands...

I was still conscious when they threw me in the garbage...

The last words I heard were...

"In the trash...right where he belongs..."