From
a tender age she saw Dad assaulting Mum,
Severally,
they ran away, seeking refuge from family,
He
came for them, his dear family, promising not to even hurt a fly!
Family
unity was more important than revenge,
They
got back home,
Silence
the voice in her head.
Few
days back, he unleashed the animal inside
This
time, ready to kill, he swore on his mother’s name
Spouse
or child, he knew no difference,
Hitting
them in inhumane ways,
She
blocked the hit that would have decided her mother’s fate
Silence
the voice in her head.
The
final hit on her mother’s hind limbs rendered her immobile,
Her
mother left on all fours, bleeding profusely,
She
grabbed her brother and ran away to a faraway land,
The
desert was greener than home,
Two
days they traveled, sleeping in deranged homes,
All
they had was each other,
Silence
the voice in her head.
A
Good Samaritan got her to her aunt’s place,
Their
senses were dead, numb,
Few
months later, her mother succumbed to her injuries,
As
if the grave was seeking vengeance, it took him too, two months later,
She
sat stature in her new home, unable to feel, see, hear and smell,
Silence
the voice in her head.
Her
body and mind could not take any more of it, it snapped
She’s
now on antidepressants, doesn’t worry much,
But
it takes away her necessary thoughts too,
But
it’s better than the old her,
Silence the voice in her head.
