tap

tap

glass

shatter

shard

and the point slides

across the supple vein

and the cat

meows at the bathroom door

meow

drip

splash in the tub

pink becomes red

her skin pale

white chalk

and the water seeps

soak

slosh

knock

knock

at the door and her mother cries

wishes

she would have

left

before he touched her

or when she found out

pretending

it wasn't

true

she was a brave

little

girl

mother is quiet

shhh

shhh