This Time Poem by SandySue Burnworth

This time he'll change he promised me.
He lied.
This time he won't hit me you'll see.
He lied.
This time I won't have to beg him.
He lied.
This time I won't have to lie to them.
I tried.
This time there won't be bruises.
I tried.
This time I won't be the one who loses.
I tried.
This time I can't see.
I cried.
This time I can't flee.
I cried.
This time I can't talk.
I cried.
This time I can't walk.
Help came.
This time he had his say.
Help came.
This time they took him away.
Help came.
This time I'll know better.
I'm safe.
This time I'm together.
I'm safe.
This time I'm safe.