• > > My name is Misty
    > > I am but three,
    > > My eyes are swollen
    > > I cannot see,
    > > I must be stupid,
    > > I must be bad,
    > > What else could have made
    > > Made my daddy so mad?
    > > I wish I were better
    > > I wish I weren't ugly,
    > > Then maybe my mommy
    > > Would still want to hug me.
    > > I can'tspeak at all
    > > I can't do a wrong
    > > Or else I'm locked up
    > > All the day long.
    > > When I awake I'm all alone
    > > The house is dark
    > > My folks arent home
    > > When my mommy does come
    > > I'll try and be nice,
    > > So maybe I'll get just
    > > One whipping tonight.
    > > Don't make a sound,
    > > I just heard a car
    > > My daddy is back
    > > From Charlie's Bar.
    > > I hear him curse
    > > My name he calls
    > > I press myself
    > > Against the wall
    > > I try and hide
    > > From his evil eyes
    > > I'm so afraid now
    > > I'm starting to cry
    > > He finds me weeping
    > > He shouts ugly words,
    > > He says its my fault
    > > That he suffers at work.
    > > He slaps me and hits me
    > > And yells at me more,
    > > I finally get free
    > > And I run for the door.
    > > He's already locked it
    > > And I start to bawl,
    > > He takes me and throws me
    > > Against the hard wall.
    > > I fall to the floor
    > > With my bones nearly broken,
    > > And my daddy continues
    > > With more bad words spoken.
    > > "I'm sorry!", I scream
    > > But its now much too late
    > > His face has been twisted
    > > Into unimaginable hate
    > > The hurt and the pain
    > > Again and again
    > > Oh please God, have mercy!
    > > Oh please let it end!
    > > And he finally stops
    > > And heads for the door,
    > > While I lay there motionless
    > > Sprawled on the floor
    > > My name is Misty
    > > And I am but three,
    > > Tonight my daddy
    > > Murdered me.