Saturday, April 15, 2006

pencil



i stand cowering
by the kitchen window
while he yells because i
threw a pencil
into a bedroom so
he won’t throw it out.
he screams
_______you’ve cause me enough
_______problems already and
_______if you cause
_______any more
_____you’ll regret it.

______________i’m scared.
______________so i don’t try.