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Do you understand me?
I don’t understand you
Do you understand me?
Tears stream down my face
Screams rip from my throat
Bitter resentment claws through my chest
As I watch the liquor slide down your neck
Do you understand me then?
Blood flows from my temple
Mixing with the salt water
That has stained my cheeks
Pain and Agony pulls me to my knees
As you plunge the knife
Up through my ribs
Do you understand me then?
You do not.
I know that now
I am no longer four years old
So sweet beloved Father
Pick up the bottle
Take another swig
Throw another punch
Launch another kick
For now I know
You don’t understand me
But I understand you
