I often sit in darkness,
with just a candles glow,
I hide from the light,
in hopes the pain won't show,
everyday I awake,
I try to set a goal,
just one thing I can do,
to let a child know,
he will not go hungry,
the gifts are on there way,
my hero is the mother,
with bruises on her face,
just protecting her little ones,
from the man she gave her love%