"Waiting"

I see her walking to her house

She enters and I hear yelling from my window 

I close my eyes

I am waiting for the day when she won’t be afraid to walk up her porch steps

I am waiting for the day when there will be no yelling 

I waiting for the day when she will feel loved

I waiting for the day when she will shed no tears

I wait for the day when there is no fear behind her eyes and I wait for the day when she will smile and I wait 

I wait for the day when she will have no more scars

And I wait for the day when she will feel no pain

I know that someday the wait will be over