i was six years old
the first time
my mother cried in my arms
beaten and bruised
her body shaking
because some weak man
wasn't strong enough
to hold us together
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tears.
i was six years old
the first time
my mother cried in my arms
beaten and bruised
her body shaking
because some weak man
wasn't strong enough
to hold us together