A Life Torn Apart

One day in March a baby girl was born
At 3 months old her life was torn
A mother who didn't care how the baby fared
The boyfriend ,though not the father , who always stared
At 4 months old
The baby's life turned cold
Clothing stripped away
Mother and boyfriend decided to play
Fondled , touched and groped
Baby crying without hope
Cigarette's burned into skin
Broken bottle pushed within
Over and over again
What did baby do to deserve this pain ?

Six months old baby girl is taken away
Given a better place to stay
Clothes to finally wear
And a bed she don't have to share
Hair and body now clean
Burn marks that can barely be seen
Scars within now gone
Bringing with it a new dawn

Six month's later at age one
Her life of peace again was undone
The Aunt had a broken hip and was stuck in bed
So she gave the girl to the state instead
At one and a half the girl was adopted to a home
Now having 2 sister's and a brother she wasn't alone
For four year's she was happy and free
Until that fateful day her brother watched her with glee
Inside ,her life started to shatter
Yet no one asked , What was the matter ?

At age five the girl withdrew into a shell
Because her brother threw her back into hell
For two year's brother got to play
Once again her clothing stripped away
While mother was in bed asleep
Father passed out somewhere down the street
Her brother pulled the blanket over her head
The girl's heart filled with even more dread
Fondled ,touched and groped
The girl cried out , this time with a little hope

All of a sudden there was light
As their mother stood there and looked at the site
She told the girl ..."Go out and sit on the couch !"
All the while the brother was screaming "OUCH !!"
Looking back down the hall
She seen her mother throw him into the wall
Beating him with a belt
Until he was one big welt
An hour later the police arrived
The girl told them he'd been doing it since she was five
Her mother asked "Why didn't you say something before ? "
The girl cried "Because he told me I wouldn't ever breath anymore !"
Running off to hide in her room
The girl wondered "Is my life always' going to be filled with doom ?? "