A Way Of Escape She couldn't take it anymore The hurting and the pain She'd found a way of escape But it brought everything but gain Her mother kissed her boyfriend While her baby brother cried She's the only one that cared If he lived or died Her mother went out drinking Left her and her brother alone Those two lonely children Roamed a twelve bedroom home They're mother bought them everything From iPods to gloves They had a very wealthy family And had everything but love All they wanted was a mum To be there when they hurt But all she did was abuse them To her they were as good as dirt So the daughter found a knife one day And thought 'A way of escape!' She dragged it across her arm A torrent of pain it made But the pain took her focus away From the problems in her #life So for the next few years She depended on a knife Covering her arms each day She made her way to school But when she changed for Gym The cuts were seen by a girl The girl told some teachers Who got in touch with her mum When she came to see them She acted like a nun She was suddenly the best the best damn thing In her daughters #life Pouring from her perfect mouth The lies were all too rife The school failed to act upon A mothers home abuse Of the trust from her children Until they got loose The girl taught her brother More than their mum ever did To never cut himself No matter if he could It wasn't worth the pain she said It just created more We may have had a mother But not anymore She's just in our memories Just a blur that's past We can shut this chapter And close the doors at last!