Torn and Broken

[Streamstrider]

I don't remember when I wrote this. I only know that I wrote it a long time ago and just recently found it. Comment if you'd like.

(No, it doesn't rhyme.)

Torn and broken.
That’s how I feel.
Torn from the inside out.
Broken at all points.

How? Why?
What did I do?
These bruises hurt.
These cuts might get infected soon.
I need a doctor,
But I don’t want him to get in trouble.

I don’t understand.
What did I do?
Do you love me?
Do you hate me?

I heard you talking with Mom.
You said I was a nuisance.
You said I was just something
That was sucking up all of your money.
Children are menaces, you said.

What did I do, Daddy?
What did I do?
I don’t understand.
I love you, Daddy.
Why don’t you seem to care?
What did I do wrong?
I don’t understand.

Torn and broken.
That’s how I feel.
Torn from the inside out.
Broken at all points.