WRITINGS by Sarah B: HER (censored version)

Opening her eyes.....wiping the crust away.....realizing today is like any other.....disrespect mother....babysit little brother.....counting seconds...minutes.....hours......staring at the water tower....which reads "HIALEAH".....on it graffiti "tony luvz Mia"......"BAM" there goes mom of to see that crack fiend Tom....off to blow their flow....on cheap thrills and dirty coke.....Lil brother cry.... she comforts him but its no lie....lil brother Stevie has chicken pox....crawling knee deep in syringes and dirty socks.....No food in the cabinets 'cept Corn Pops......Mom steps in after dawn..... cracked out and talking shit.....about Tom busting his fist....against her face.....disgraced.....lonely and tired .....mom walks to her room where she conspires.....to find a way to leave Tom....."Oh mom....... you messed up again".....thinking to herself.....This is the 14th time its happened.......why not make it fifteen....."WAAAAHHHH!!" lil Stevie let out a sream........"don't worry kid you'll get betta"....nice dream....the reality is welfare won't pay for him.....Mom wakes and begins to yell....."what THE HELL!!!"....beats HER untill theirs welts.....which form on her shoulders...."Now you cover up" mom say......but she can't hear, think or swallow....just goes to sleep and wakes up tomorrow...... opening her eyes.....wiping the crust away.....realizing today is like any other.....

By Sarah B.