Mom and Dad went away for the week
So I got to stay with my favorite Uncle: John
We always go fishing and have so much fun!
He even took me to a NASCAR race
The cars going by
Wind whooshing into my face!
He used to make me jump
By randomly yelling “Boo!”
As comfort, he’d tell me he loved me,
I’d laugh and say, “Love you too!” 

Mommy came in the door
With a bag on her wrist
I asked what it was, 
And she said a gift! 
With a hug and a kiss, she gave me a brand new doll!
Daddy watched me play
Sitting in the hall
He picked me up 
Messed up my hair
And said “I love you” right in my ear! 

My parents went away again
Sent me to Uncle John
But this week,
Something was very, very wrong.
He wasn’t happy
So neither was I
Mom and Dad won’t believe me.
They say I’m telling a lie
But Uncle John wasn’t the same
Sending fists to my cheeks
Blood covering my face,
Am I allowed to weep?
When I said nothing, 
Was I supposed to talk?
When I sat still,
Was I to walk?
I’m only eleven, what did I do?

Mommy came in the door
With the weird shaped bottle in her hand
Again.
Filled with that stuff I knew
was not my friend.
She drank and she cursed
Yelled and made my ears hurt.
She told me Daddy leaving was my fault
I didn’t understand.
I’m only five, what did I do?

I cry.
I hurt.
I bleed.
I bruise.
But what did I do to deserve these wounds?