Don't listen

Don't listen,
to the screaming and the crying.

Don't listen,
to the curses and the swears.

Don't listen,
to the smashing and the crashing.

Don't listen,
to the hitting and the beatings.

Don't listen,
to the bottles and the cans.

Don't listen,
to the pleading and the begging.

Cover your ears, little lamb,
to the yelling and the screaming.

Don't listen,
to the wails and the sirens.

Don't listen,
to the slamming and the smashing.

Don't listen, little one,
to the shots and the thud.

Don't listen,
to the silence