In response to Robert Faron’s awesome prompt

Mercy

She was finally free from the curse of life

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I heard her cry.

Yet again,
she went to bed
with blood and tears.

Father never wanted a girl.

And she never woke up.

I smiled,
Death was mercy

Thank you, Robert Faron for this prompt.

This is dedicated to all those women who have fought their way out of domestic violence.

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student who hopes to share wittily humorous poems, anecdotes, and ideas about navigating adulthood