Ben
He loved to smoke.
He loved to drink.
He rarely stopped
To sit and think.
He loved to drink.
He rarely stopped
To sit and think.
When anger crept into his heart,
A cycle of abuse would start,
And he would take it out on Ben,
His son...
An angel all of ten.
He broke his arm.
He broke his ribs
For telling what he thought were fibs.
The bruises on Ben's neck and face
Were to the neighbors commonplace.
They didn't want to get involved
To get the problem finally solved.
Just last week,
We buried Ben.
He'll never hurt
His son again.
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