She listened to him

Speak of his family's hate

How they shout and hit him

Past the point of break

He had four older sibling

All bitter with rage

So if not his parents

They would treat him to pain

Nix tried to stay brief

So not to relive their ways

The way they ruined him

How they'd ripped it away

And though he tried

The detail still came

Crying as he remembered

How they'd abuse him each day

But Nix was okay now

Told Mia he did what was right

And what truly saved him

Was the girl that he liked