Behind Closed Doors

As the sun sets
On this city,
The sad retreat
To their broken homes.

Night falls
And no one knows
What happens
Behind closed doors?

The sun rises
And dried tears
Fuel fake smiles
All day long.

Shatter the glass
Pick up the pieces
And move on.
Ignite the gas
Put out the fire
And move on.

Papa died
Only mommy
Knows the truth.
She won’t tell me
She only cries herself to sleep.

The mean man came
Asking for money
Mommy yells
The mean man slaps her
Then I kick him
He pushed me down
I cried myself to sleep.

In the morning
I went to school.
Mommy cried
No lunch money.

I played with friends
I smiled and started laughing.
Carrie stuck her tongue out
Teacher says she likes me.

No one
Comes to get me.
I wait
And watch the sunset.
My mommy showed me
The sky is so pretty.

Teacher and me
Sit on the steps.
Mommy never comes.
Police come
And take me home.
I cry myself to sleep.
The mean man says
“Tomorrow you have school.”
And I say,
“Yes, I know I do.”

As the sun sets
On this city,
The sad retreat
To their broken homes.

Night falls
And no one knows
What happens
Behind closed doors?

The sun rises
And dried tears
Fuel fake smiles
All day long.

Shatter the glass
Pick up the pieces
And move on.
Ignite the gas
Put out the fire
And move on.

yeah, made me kinda depressed writing it