Presley was 5
Before was happy.
Before was sad.
Now is sad.
Mom was always happy....
Was
We sing
We danced
We swing
We pranced
Not anymore.
"Step father? Where is mom?"
"She had to go honey."
"Go? I want mom! I don't want you to hurt me again!"
"NOW YOU SHUT THAT MOUTH OF YOURS! MOMMY IS GONE! YOUR MINE!!!"
Step father lost his daughter.
They were a bit
Too close...
Mommy died.
Blew her brains out.
Apparently.
Presley is 16
Step father makes me call him daddy.
But he isn't my father.
Where is my father?
Away...
But not gone.
Step father treats me wrongly.
Sadly
Badly
Uses me for pleasure
He is lonely.
He took away everything.
My mother
My beauty
My happiness
He tells me,
"It's rare to find a beautiful face like yours."
Same for his brother
Same for the guy at the creepy convenient store.
EVERYONE
Should I be flattered?
NO!!!
I should be ugly!!!
Step father killed mother because he wants me.....
I hide now.
Behind my hair.
Head down low
Baggy clothes
Everything
Hidden...
I must hide. To keep myself safe...
Because I'm alone.
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PoetryPresley struggles with rape, humiliation, sadness (etc) just because it's rare to find a face as beautiful as hers. So she chooses to hide it.
