Child Abuse
broken bottles
in the ditch
locked my door
went under cover
wished for
anywhere
traveled
book to book
nobody knew
what I really went through
8 to 18
all they saw …
Rah, Rah, Rah
“Most Likely
To Succeed …”
they never saw
a child
always afraid
of the drink
of dark
the girl who
never wanted to
go home
used to say
i got away
told myself
“but they never hurt me …”
only later
would I realize
when they hurt each other
they were hurting me
only later
would I realize
each time they tried
to kill each other
they were killing me
only later
would I realize
the abuse
of sWords
cut the core
of who you are
or ever hope to be
only later
would I realize
a drunk
has no memory
no remorse
not even to this day
only later
would I realize
how deep
the damage …
how torn
the trust …
only later
would I realize
you can only
run so far
only later
would I realize
certain things
only God
can forgive …
(took me 40 years to realize)
TL