Standing alone, the curtain adrift

I hear a noise outside; my heart does lift

Is he coming in, will he be there

Will he rape me? That father beware

The eyes they get me, seeing all along

Whispering silently, thoughts do not belong

And realising now, my childhood unfree

Scared to my wits, it does not let me be

And then what happens, years later on

You see there sitting, a man trying to belong

You wonder as you sit there and just be

Why did my father do this to me?

Comparisons are made, you begin to feel lost

The tears they come, ever so soft

Why did this happen, it did not need to be

And crying out softly;  inside of me

For you see, last night was there,

I understand that sometimes, men do care

It was just I lived with this horror scene

I did not know what to do, feeling so unclean

Unable to speak, unable to say

Wish I could reach out, making my day

But my silent message was to be gone

As he disappeared out the door, ever forlorn