I am Cole Matthews’s Mother.

I see a peaceful life.
I hear kicking and screaming throughout the house.
I feel scared and hurt.
I am an alcoholic and I witness my child being abused.

I dream that I never married such an angry man and my son didn’t inherit anger.
I worry that cole won’t ever find true happiness.
I want relaxation.
I hope I won’t drink away my problems.
I am an alcoholic and I witness my child being abused.

I understand that standing there doing nothing is not okay.
I try stop not let Cole get abused.
I say not to hit him again.
I touch Cole’s heart and emotions.
I am Cole’s Mother, an alcoholic and I witness my child being abused.