Ten years old
The door slamming shut
And the tears flooding down

Gone.
Without a trace
No more

Abandoned.
Left without a father
Raised only by my mother

How?
How do you stop the constant pain?
How do you make him come back?

Abuse.
The sound of my body crashing against a wall
This isn't home, not family

Neglect.
Abandoned.
Abuse.
And I was just ten years old