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Being Bruised
Annie's daddy liked to hit her
I guess it made him feel big.
To smack around his daughter,
who was built like a twig.
He'd bite her in places,
no father should touch.
Always apologizing later
saying he loved her too much.
He had broken her arm
and busted her lip,
claimed she fell down,
when she dislocated her hip.
But then it got worse,
as her body matured
You couldn't begin to imagine
the pain she endured.
She'd show her bruises,
to a nurse at the school.
who accused her of lying
and called her a fool.
Then Annie got pregnant
and no one could doubt
her father was the father
the disgusting old lout.
She had a miscarriage
when she "fell" down some stairs
and nearly died herself
causing some scares
Her father continued his torture
didn't care she was his own.
Until she took matters into her hands
when they were alone.
She shot him twice in the head
ended up on the news.
Her confession was simple,
she couldn't take being bruised.
