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WHY? A little boy stands protectively in front of his mother Clouded, tear filled eyes look on The dark face before him is contorted with rage "Oh you're real brave . . . you want act like a man." The blow connects It's a powerful hand Then there's darkness From the darkness his soul does fly To a colorful place filled with butterflies He lies next to a blue, crystal clear stream His stinging flesh cooled by the flutter of wings In the morning when he attempts to rise His movements are slow as he climbs from his bed He looks down at his pillow to see dried blood from his head His body is bruised But he is alive Shimmering eyes look up toward the sky They silently cry "Why?" Little feet patter their way to daddy's door The child waits in the hall He falls asleep on the floor He wakes to words that he's heard so many times before "I'm sorry slugger I won't do that no more" The smile soothes The laughing hides The little boy's soul dying inside |