Her mother's standing at the kitchen range She's in her room Learning for the next schoolday She hears the key at the entrance-door She knowa her mother's looking scared DADDY'S COMING home he is breathing hard He slams the door with a bang He is drunken again Screaming voices from behind the door A hard punch and her mother cries She hope's he won't come into her room She would like to run away The door handle is going down She knows he'll touch her again She would like to die She would like to die