Please Daddy........

................Don't!

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

National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
1-800-799-7233
1-800-787-3224 TDD

Poem Copyright © 1999 Rachel Williams

Concept and photo borrowed from Coach B