Mayella's poem from To Kill a Mockingbird

I am Mayella

And these are my motives

I'm lonely

Broken

Created by my father

Who kept me hidden

I’m alone

I yearned for somebody

To love

To feel loved

Then he comes

Why did it have to be him

He helped me

But did not ask for anything back

He respected me

Even though I treated him

Like trash

We were alone

And I couldn't help myself

This black hole

In my soul

Eating me up

Cause I'm lonely

He was the only one

Who made me feel wanted

So I did the unspeakable

The unbearable

And I kissed a man

Who was black

I got beaten 

I didn't know who to hate more

The man who keeps me here

Stuck and alone

Or the man who made me think

I loved him

I lied

My tongues all twisted

By lies

So I killed him

By testifying 

against him

My mouth filled with the tales

That I created

To save my life

From my father

Who would have beaten me anyways

I'm so lost

And afraid

I'm the monster

That my father made

When he died

I didn't cry

I smiled

Filled with content 

Cause 

My sanity's just all twisted and bent

All created by my father

Who only came

And went 

I'm so tired of being afraid and alone

But now that he's gone

Maybe now I can finally call my home

A home.