Little Girl - January 13, 1999

little girl, trapped inside a tight tank dress,
daddy's on the bottle again
mommy's working overtime
baby brother needs taking care of
who do you think loves you?
you throw away the school books
and swallow down some beer
(after all, daddy does know best)
find a big man with a Harley
sex comes easy, doesn't it, dear?
the bruises start coming
maybe a broken wrist
and soon you find there's gonna be a baby
he tells you he'll take care of this
do you begin to see the bottom?
maybe there's a time when you actually let yourself feel
and deep down there is an ache
for those who have been killing you and those you have killed
when your mommy finds you, blue and cold, from all those lovely pills
you'll be off somewhere - celebrating your sweet sixteen...

(T.G. 1979-1996, Rest In Peace)

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