Before (What was there...)
What was there
before
they left you
at the end of the field
with the boys
before
they raised
the belt
before
the accident
before
they blamed you
before
they told you to speak English
before
they told you to shut up
before
they called you a sinner
before
they laughed at you for crying
and hit you for not stopping
before
you had to run
before
they got drunk
before
they never touched you
or told you they loved you
before
they looked away from
how he touched you
before
nothing was ever good enough
before
they locked you away
before
you did, too?