I’m shutting down,
I’m falling out,
I’m letting go,
I will not shout,

I’m on the floor,
I’m black and blue,
My heart bleeds,
Because of you,

I fix my heart,
I stand up tall,
I stand before you,
I will not fall,

You shout at me,
Say what you will do,
But I am deaf,
Because of you,

I stare you in the face,
I refuse to be weak,
My mouth is taped,
I can not speak,

You throw me down,
You’re strong, it’s true,
But I’m now stronger,
Because of you,

You break my spirit,
You pull my hair,
I am only three,
This is not fair,

I try to scream,
But the tape is like glue,
Help is now gone,
Because of you,

I fall again, give up,
I’ve lost the fight,
I am weak,
You were right,

You said I would fail,
Well that’s not true,
You failed instead,
All because of you!

I wake up now,
It was just a dream,
A memory in the night,
Of how I used to scream,

I am free now, or so they say,
But I still remember, I do,
I am always scared,
Because of you!!