Pushed, forced, shoved

Bend into submission

An opinion meant disgrace

An argument meant punishment

Scorn, wrath, bruises

Living mindlessly

No understanding of anything

Moving forcibly

Every step and word

Coated by fear

Bent, broken, bleeding

Internally

Disobedience meant a beating

Speaking up meant locked away

And protecting siblings was seen as rebellion

Rebelling meant breaking

Suppressed back into obedience

Dare a subject stand against their mother

Backs bent in fear

Eyes dry from running out of tears

Bodies numbly bruised

The stinging sensation no longer felt

As familiarity overcame the pain

All that matters any longer

Is survival