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[aid] => mick
[title] => The Faucet
[time] => 2014-06-30 18:06:16
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[bodytext] => She hears mom screaming in a short burst She fears her mother's being hurt or worst Splashing water runs past the bathroom door To a five year old girl, it's flooding the floor She runs crying, trying to save her mother Who is being drowned by her father He's holding mom's head under the faucet He wants her to die and shows no regret The little girl knows they are both drunk Otherwise, why would he continue to dunk Her mother under the water over and over She boldly strikes her father in his shoulder A five year old girl's hit carries low impact Her father isn't even fazed by her brave act She's determined to find a way to punch Then solidly kicks him straight in his junk Her father's surprised by her and lets go Backing up with pain, he begins to bellow The child grabs and pulls her wet mother Out of the water and away from her father The two cower behind the door in fear They can hear his footsteps drawing near Then he just continues to walk on past Could it be he's regain his senses at last Throughout the years, the memory returns Her mother's drowning image forever burns Many times, she's wanted to ask them why She couldn't find the words so she never tried [comments] => 2 [counter] => 157 [topic] => 13 [informant] => dvtpdw [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => DarkPoetry )
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