he sat up
his face wet with tears
he had been crying
he was shaking
beads of sweat rolling down
his forehead
the nightmares were back
he looked at his alarm clock
it read 3:00
he heard raging footsteps
coming up the stairs
his mother
the doorknob rattled
he had learned to keep
his door locked
she banged on the door
screaming at her son
but her screams soon turned to sobs
ever since her husband left her
his dad
she had been drinking
not that she didn't drink before
but i guess that was one
of the reasons he left
