100 Words: Regret

I sued for custody. And I lost. We lost. I took you away too soon, before the legal case was iron-clad, to catch you before you were broken. I regret I did not let her beat you more, threaten to kill you again, starve you. I regret I did not let him possess more of you with his hands, call you over again to see what was in the dark nest of his lap. I regret I did not let you run away again, your luck in truckstops off the highway better than one more night with them. I regret.