STOP (RESISTING)

by | Feb 11, 2025 | Issue Forty-Three, Poetry

(CW: Family Violence)

-WHEN A FORK HITS THE FLOOR-WE ALL JUMP-IN THIS HOUSE-
-NO LASTING REST-SNAGGED BREATH-WILL DAD GET MAD?-
-OF COURSE HE WILL-DON’T DARE DROP CRUMBS-
-WHERE HE MIGHT LOOK-BUT IF YOU DO-BAM-SMACKS YOUR BOOK-
-ACROSS THE ROOM-LOOK AT THIS MESS-
-STUPID-LAZY-CARELESS-LIKE YOUR MOTHER-
-WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?-IT’S HER FAULT-
-STUPID BITCH-DOESN’T TEACH YOU SHIT-
-SELFISH-A WASTE-SWITCH AFTER BAIT-
-NOBODY GETS-WHAT THEY BARGAINED FOR-
-NO MATTER HOW MANY DOORS-YOU SLAM-IN THIS HOUSE-
-THE TIMES-YOU TRIPPED AND ALMOST FELL-DOWN THE STAIRS-
-WERE ALL YOUR FAULT-BECAUSE YOU FOUGHT HIM-
-YOU ALWAYS FIGHT-WHY CAN’T YOU ACT RIGHT?-
-WHY CAN’T YOU JUST-BE GOOD-SHUT UP-
-D0 WHAT HE SAYS-OR WHAT HE THINKS-WHY CAN’T YOU READ-
-HIS MIND BY THIS TIME-WHAT GOOD ARE YOU?-
-WHAT DOES HE FEED YOU FOR?-YOU ALWAYS WANT MORE-YOU-
-DO WHAT YOU DO BEST-GO EAT AND SLEEP-AND HIDE IN YOUR ROOM-
-NASTY BRAT-SPOILED THING-ALWAYS RESISTING-
-STOP RESISTING-STOP RESISTING-STOP (RESISTING)-
-STOP-JUST-STOP -

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