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Saturday, December 27, 2014

Too Little Too Late: Brandy ft. Neyo



Domestic abuse hurts and sometimes kills.



How many times did I ask 'why are you with him'?
How many times did I beg you to run away?
How many times did he tell you it won't happen again?
And how many times did it happen the very next day?

And now I'm asking why didn't you listen to me?
Why didn't I do something,
Though you said 'please just let it be'?
Why did I let him take you from me?
The choices we make, to right the mistakes.
Too little too late.

What did I say the very first time it happened?
I said where is he now and what do you want me do to?
Why did you tell me no, why were you protecting him?
When all I was trying to do, was protect you.

And now I'm asking why didn't you listen to me?
Why didn't I do something,
Though you said 'please just let it be'?
Why did I let him take you from me?
The choices we make, to right the mistakes.
Too little too late.

And I just can't help feeling,
Feeling like I let you down.
Your knight in shining armor,
Protecting you from harm.
Yeah right, if that were true,
You'd still be around!

Why didn't you listen to me?
Why didn't I do something,
Though you said 'please just let it be'?
Why did I let him take you from me?
The choices we make, to right the mistakes.
Too little too late.

Why didn't you listen to me?
Why didn't I do something,
Though you said 'please just let it be'?
Why did I let him take you from me?
The choices we make, to right the mistakes.
Too little too late.
Too little too late.

4 comments:

Mlissabeth said...

So sad and so real.

Keith's Ramblings said...

Too common a tale, so often untold.

Jim said...

This is sad, Dolly. We never know the 'why', we just 'feel' guilty that it ended that way.
Another why is 'why' did he/she (abuser) become that way. My dad was very abusive towards me (an my Mom for a while) but never my little sister.
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Unknown said...

So true, Miss Lissabeth. Thanks for visiting!

Keith, people often both fear to tell the truth and are ashamed that it's happening to them. Those who try to help often feel our hands are tied and don't know quite what to do. Thanks for stopping by!

Jim, this is true. And the dynamic with abusers can be peculiar. Sometimes there is one child who escapes the physical abuse. None end up without scars, though, either on the psyche or the body. Thanks for stopping by!