Children so very small, adored since before they'd crawl, together we formed our own creation,

Narration to this story onus with grief and worry, brought so much pain to our emotional starvation,

Addiction was the staple while the children ate pancakes dripping with maple, her eyes of dilation,

Damnation within this household put our families in a stranglehold, while daddy is gone Mommy had her fixation,

Sensation stemming from her freedom open doors to inner demons, while the young minds in deflation,

Inclination that something wasn't right as I saw the change over many nights, this gave hope inflammation,

Infection of the neglect while everyone was unaware, except the father who knew, who was aware of the mutilation,

Speculation turned to a nightmare, for an addict will annihilate anyone who would care, I risked assassination,

Clarification to the evil present confirmed the children experienced her torment, our family is in desperation,

Generation after generation the same results, children receiving insults repeated as adults, family tree laceration,

Expiration to this madness was upon me, the children scared clenched my feet, I...