Battered and Shattered (A Poem From Peyton's POV + New Scene From RED)

It's another week which means it's time for another poem from a character's point of view. This time I'm choosing to write a poem from the point of view of the main character in RED. This is a poem by Peyton (Taylor and Peyton's daughter) after she has an altercation with one of her beaus. It's called Battered and Shattered. If you missed the poem from last week from Mason's POV, you can check it out here.

Sitting on the hard, cold ground alone

Scared, battered and shattered

I don't know who I am

I have no one to call

And the night is black

I'm just scared, battered and shattered

They're asking me questions

That I don't have the answers to

Alone, battered and shattered

My tears do the talking for me

Words won't come out my throat

I'm alone, battered and shattered

I've made my mistakes

But do I deserve this?

 Confused, battered and shattered

My blood runs red

And my mind is running wild

I'm confused, battered and shattered 

"Tell me your name"

"Do you have any family?"

Just leave me battered and shattered

I've come this far on my own

No one to guide me

He left me battered and shattered

Here's the scene from RED, Battered and Shattered was inspired by. Hope you enjoy it and remember RED will be released this Valentine's Day!

I don’t recognize myself. It’s more than that bad. It’s horrific. I become speechless and let my tears do the talking for me. I want to let something out. I want words to come out of my mouth. Suddenly, I hear screaming, a female’s voice that echoes through the night. It takes me a while to figure out that it’s my own. I can’t believe he did this to me.

The police and ambulance arrive as Robyn tries her best to console me. This can’t be happening. This can’t be real. I must be dreaming. An officer and a paramedic run up to me and bombard me with questions that I can’t answer right then. The paramedic walks me over to the ambulance and sits me in the back of the truck. He shines a light on my face and gently touches it.

“The most we can do is treat these wounds. You have a contusion on the upper left corner of your face but you’ll heal. Let’s get you to the hospital. You’ll need X-rays and the police can take your report there. Do you have anyone we can call?”

I nod my head yes and he calls the police officer over to the truck. They all look so sympathetic. I wonder if they all have daughters and are imagining what if this happened to them. I’m afraid to witness what Mason would do.

“I’m going to need a phone number, your mom or dad?” the officer says trying not to look too concerned.

“I don’t have a mom or a dad, just cousins.” I speak lowly in a monotone voice.

“I’m going to need someone’s number,” he replies.

“I tried to call Adalyn. She’s my cousin’s wife but she didn’t pick up.”

“What about your cousin?” he asks now seeming concerned.

“He’s in California on business.”

“Well, I’ll tell you what. Give me both of their numbers and I’ll try my best to contact them.”

I give the officer all of my information and he says he’ll follow me to the hospital to get the report after I’ve been fully examined. I lie back on the stretcher as the ambulance drives away from the dark and lonely street that has drops of my soul scattered on it.

I try to close my eyes but every time I do I see the image of Marcus. I’m not a crier but lately my emotions seem to be taking control of me. The ride is silent and I’ve never felt so alone in my life. How do I fix this? How do I walk into school? What will Mason and Adalyn think? God, I don’t want all of these answers at one time because that means there will be problems to go along with it.