For a second, I thought — maybe he would stop Maybe he would turn it into a joke Maybe I wish you were never born The words didn’t echo They didn’t need to
They landed exactly where they were meant to On me
And for a moment everything slowed down No one laughed
No one reacted My stepmother gave a …
For a second, I thought — maybe he would stop Maybe he would turn it into a joke Maybe I wish you were never born The words didn’t echo They didn’t need to
They landed exactly where they were meant to On me
And for a moment everything slowed down No one laughed
No one reacted My stepmother gave a small nod like she agreed
My sister lifted her phone and started recording Recording
Like this was something worth saving I looked around the table Forty people Forty witnesses