She pulled the pearls from around her neck
And slung them to the floor
She pushed aside the diamond ring
And headed for the door
No more will she be bought
No more his little gem
She's had enough of wasted play
And wants no more of him

She kicked the shoes from her feet
And ran along the hall
Then rubbed the lipstick from her lips
And remembered before the fall
No more will she degrade herself
No more will she pretend
To enjoy the pawing of the johns 
Those days are at an end.

In the rain she walked the 7 blocks
To her apartment filled with stuff
The rain worked to cleanse her face
Of all the hard makeup and fluff
No more will she masks her looks
No more will she dress for men
Now she belongs to herself
And will start over again

In the shower she washed herself
She scrubbed with a violent force
As she washed, she screamed aloud
'til her voice was weak and hoarse
Trying to scrape away the past
To somehow escape the pain
That started many years ago
An incestuous demented stain

The thoughts rushed around her mind
Of times when she was young
Those times when her childhood
had merely just begun
The awful shame she felt
when she sat upon his knee
He forced himself inside of her
Oh, the torturous agony!

And here she is now this day
Remembering all  the times
When he had his way with her
The sexual deviant kind
No one would believe her pleas
Not mother, sister, nor brother
She was locked up in her room
Made to stay away from others

But in the long night ahead
He came into her domain
Quietly he slip beneath the sheet
And quickly injected her with pain
His hand covered up her mouth
To keep her cries hidden
He whispered threats into her ear
Until she did his bidding.

And now she's had enough
Of offering her body and her soul
She has taken up the sword of life
And is cutting the strings of old
As the water, red, runs down
She feels a cleansing deep within
The beginning of her new life
Has started all over again

She packed her bags with simple things
The basics is all she'll need
For she is taking the south bound train
And in Louisville she will succeed
The river calls her back to a time
Of innocence without a care
And He was not in the house
He was in a prison somewhere

All she wants is a chance
To change the life she lives
To find a way of surviving
And look to what goodness gives
There at the station depot
Her aunt stood smiling through her tears
Mary ran into her arms
And began her life without fears

She had a room with everything
That she would ever need
But there inside the kitchen door
Was Uncle Jim waiting to do his deed
His face was older now
With gray hair upon his head
When he reached out to her
She drew the sword of life
And stabbed him

until

he

was

DEAD!