fallingdown

!_their daughter
   !_ sits in the corner
      !_headphones on
         !_she likes this tape
            !_it�s the loudest she could find
               !_she needs it loud
                  !_to drown out mommy�s bruises
                     !_and daddy�s bloody knuckles
                        !_
                           !_mommy can�t leave
                              !_it would hurt him too much
                                 !_besides
                                    !_he�ll change
                                       !_he�s getting better
                                          !_but scars don�t change
                                             !_they never really heal
                                                !_
and her Walkman needs new batteries