Mi Mami's Blood

by La Cuba - Aquarius

growing up at 2 a.m.
and walking away from this house
you beat her again
my mom is bleeding from the head
what did she do this time
was the spaghetti sauce not just right
did your tacos get cold 
because you were with the whore
down the street

i remember the day you beat her so bad
that i saw her blood flow
that's my mother's blood
and you left her there to die
just put her in the bed
when she passed out after you strangled her
and the black eye was really bad
concealer didn't even help

i remember the night 
i was kicked out
because i wasn't her
i refused to take another beating
so this house isn't mine anymore
you hated me for that
but i still don't care
at 12 years old i had more sence
than you will in all your years

i remember the beatings
and even though you can't hurt me anymore
when i close my eyes at night
i can still hear the screaming
knowing i'm next
and yes
i'm still afraid
because i know i'll get a beating
and i can still feel the punches
and kicks
and everything you did

but i will never let you hurt me again
NEVER

Reason for writing:

    my dad used to beat my mom, and then he beat me. not even the police could help. my mom stayed with him, for 25 years, then one day, she left, and i left when i was 12. which you can read about in another poem.    

Birth sign: Aquarius
Date created: 2001-01-12 00:16:13
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:43:21
Poem ID: 59563

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