THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS

"DELTA" My mom brought home a man today She thinks he is the one She's brought home so many lately I want these games to be done Today he brought her flowers Seven months flew so fast He put the ring in her cake She immediately said yes Two years have gone by I don't like him anymore He slaps and beats my mom Calls her bitch and whore I guess she kicks him out of bed I feel him in the middle of the night He touches me and holds me close I don't think that's right I told my mom what he's done She told me not to lie I sat and swore it was true My mom started to cry She turned and walked away Her screams I heard next As I ran around the corner He hit her with his fist My jaw dropped, I scream real loud He was startled at my cry I promised not to tell I promise you I lied Before I left school the next day I told my teacher about my life She picked up the phone, dialed a number Said the cops would make it right The cops came to my house The sergeant counted to three They knocked down my front door To no one to be set free Scavenger room to room Their confusion began to rise Until they saw my stepfather In a pool of blood, no longer alive Mom picked me up from school that day The day I told Ms. Miles She was happy, her clothes were nice Her face carried a smile Two hours later Sitting in a chair I saw his face on the t.v. screen Mom told me not to stare The t.v. said he had been stabbed Mom then hugged me tight She told me we were going to Mexico On the Delta 5:00 flight Christine N.