Where Were You?
Where were you when he put his hands on me?
Where were you when he put his hands on her?
Where were you when it hurt?
Or when my rage burned?
Where were you when he put my brother in the hospital?
Or when I thought escape wasn’t possible?
Where were you everyday after school when I got the s*** beat out of me?
But he never got a single tear out of me
That liar
That cheat
That punk
He’s lucky he walked away with his life
For the way he treated his wife
Where were you the day that I left?
Where were you when my mama left?
There’s nothing left