hyalophagia

 i. dirty evil rotten little bitch shut your fucking mouth. i'll knock your teeth down your throat. ii. she's spreading horrible lies about me! don't believe a word she says. i would never hit my baby girl. the bruise darkens, mottled yellows and reds. cheek swells, jaw locked mommy's little girl. "why would you post this?" they ask. "your mother would never hit you unless you d e s e r v e d it." iii. the children ask, "did somebody hurt you? where did those scars come from?" how do you tell them it was your mommy?