[Lisah] Silent Witness

Did you ever notice mum,
The tears roll down my face?
The day you took an overdose,
Puking all over the place.

Did you ever notice dad,
The lump that was in my throat?
The day I had to pack my things,
You handed me my coat.

Did you ever notice sis,
The way my hands would shake?
When you used to knock me around,
Convinced I wouldn't break.

I guess you guys just never saw,
The torture you put me through.
God forbid I ever become,
As selfish as any of you.

It's because of you I'll never die,
Because I'm already dead.
The torture inflicted by you lot,
Has affected me in the head.

But still you never noticed me,
And the things that I went through.
To close my eyes and cover my ears,
To get away from you.

Everyday something would break,
A table or a chair.
The knives, the fists and the blood,
You forgot I was standing there?

I was only a child how could you do it,
And destroy me the way you did.
How could you do it to anyone?
Least of all, your kid.

-Sophia Haq