By the window I sit
I watch and wait
I can hear the commotion
Quite unpleasant
Like the moment glass shatters into pieces
I glance at the clock
3am
I glance at my bed
Aching for sleep but
The commotion is forceful
It invades my room and surrounds me
I cover my ears in hopes it stops
But it only gets louder
Before I can move
A wave of silence
I stay still
Waiting
Then I hear it
His old brown ripped up slippers drag across the hall
Panicked
I lay under my covers
I am asleep
The hallway light pours in from under my door
My heart is in my throat
The keys clink together in his pocket
I wrap my arms around myself
Trying to steady my breathing
He stops at my door
I am asleep
The keys no longer in his pocket
No I whisper
I am asleep
Doesn’t matter how hard I squeeze my eyes shut
Tears still leak out
I am asleep
-Phoenix