"Ridicule is the language of the devil."
Thomas Carlyle

Please Daddy

I'm so very little
and my Daddy is real tall
I'm trying very hard now
to make myself more small .

Maybe he won't see me
if I shut my eyes real tight
Maybe he won't hit me
if I pray with all my might.

God please keep daddy yelling
even tho it scares me through
Cause when the room gets quiet
I know what he will do.

And next day he'll tell the neighbors
that I had a nasty fall
They helped my Daddy hurt me
cause they never made a call.

Author: Rachel Williams