There she sits,
Numbed knees to her wretched chest huddled...
Irrepressible fear silences her cries
Provoking the unruly wrath she bears by his hand,
Throbbing pain stems from unseen bruises,
Suppressed tears seep into her injured mentality...
And with bated breath, warmth exhales prickles her skin
As she sits, bowed but not broken.
- 2002
