She walked into the courtroom,
On the stand she took her place,
Although she tried to act brave,
A tear trickled down her face.

The jury sat waiting silently,
As the judge asked her to tell,
The story of her childhood past,
The story of her living hell.

She felt extremely nervous,
Her legs felt heavy and weak,
She looked at all the faces around her,
And quietly began to speak.

“It happened many years ago,
But it seems like only yesterday,
I was just four years old,
When he took my innocence away”

She looked across the room,
And saw her father’s evil grin,
That instantly told her,
This case she would not win.

“I thought it was normal,”
In a quiet voice she continued to say,
“Never saw it was wrong,
For it happened almost every day”

The jury sat and stared at her,
And a tear filled her eyes,
As her father shouted loudly,
“That girl is telling lies”

Her father was a warped man,
And that, she hoped they’d see,
“I’ve come up here to tell you all,
Just what he did to me”

The Judge asked her to continue,
With anything else she wished to say,
“I’ll tell you everything I can,
He should be punished today”

“He fooled me badly,”
In an innocent voice she said,
“Told me he loved me,
But he was just messing with my head”

“He couldn’t have loved me,
His words were cruel and untrue,
For he did to me,
What no good Dad would do,”

“He knew what he was doing,
And what he was doing was wrong,
But his way of showing love,
Continued to go on”

“I hated him for his actions,
Shivered at his every touch,
I want you all to know,
He hurt me so much”

The case soon reached an end,
And the jury were asked to say,
Whether her father was guilty,
Or innocent enough to walk away.

And when they revealed the verdict,
She couldn’t help but smile,
Because finally she got justice,
Having waited all this while.

She did what was needed,
What her heart told her was right,
And now she’ll sleep,
Knowing he wont hurt her tonight…