Each night a battle rages - darkened lies.
Through the door crack she can hear horrid growling
as monsters bare their teeth before her eyes.
They never leave despite the new day dawning.
She hides beneath her sheets as the screams grow.
The creatures advance, biting at her head.
Those ghastly scars they leave will never show,
plaguing her innocence – flawed, wounded, dead.
Before her hope forever fades away
they realize what pain the fighting caused.
The monsters hide their fangs – a daughter’s sway,
and parents leave the battle, hiding claws.
Daddy and mommy won’t be always right.
For you sweet girl, they will no longer fight.