he came at night
when i was asleep
his poisonous touch creeping
i was supposed to trust him

better me than them
better me than her
i can heal
i can survive it
i understand better
im stronger
older
she was just a little kid
but so was i

but i will always protect her
all of them
i would go through it
ten
a hundred
a thousand more times
if it meant he stayed away from them.