Obey

Her mother told her She will have it This baby, this child Her rapist told her She will have it His baby, his child Her pastor told her It is God's will She will have it God's baby, his child She took God off Of her Christmas card list Her father was silent He had no words Only tears He could not see her Her brother, knuckles Bloody, stiff, broken Held her eyes Her brother told her, You have no other option Her lover bled From the eyes Cried and cried But could not hold her Her lover told her, I'll be with you After she had her child She lost her hospital gown Jumped out a window And she disappeared Into the ground, just like The very god She believed had her raped