I wrote this for a school assignment it no way reflects my life,
that being said,
this was my first attempt at writing about something I am not familiar with personally,
but still trying to convey genuine emotions
so tell me your thoughts :)
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Momma came home just a little too drunk.
Daddy left,
He said he'd had enough.
Little girl five years old,
Left to fend for herself.

At thirteen,
She was lost in her sorrow
And couldn't see beyond the pain,
Daddy had a new life
And momma was rarely home at night.
Hiding a shame she should never have had.
Feeling unwanted,
She lost herself in the misery of her existence.

When she was fifteen,
Someone took her innocence away.
She cried out for help,
But no one was there to save her.
All her thoughts were consumed
With ending the pain.
She thought the sharp piece of metal
Would make it go away.

The secrets she hide were eating her alive.
She cried herself to sleep every night.
She never thought to tell someone
About her miserable life;
Instead she let it slip away.
So now instead of one life,
Two were lost that night.

Awe that was very good but sad.

Thank you :)
we were told to write about abuse and/or rape and it's affects on a young girl... I wrote this poem.

It fits what you were suppose to write. Its good.

Thanks :)
I had a hard time writing it honestly...

@mrb89: takes a lot of courage,at the same time maybe writing helps

Um thanks

Um....girl, this is REALLY good! The Poetry Society at my university have open mic nights on campus, and they would be all over this lol. It would sound great performed on stage. I actually have a poem very similar to this one too.

@alynn: thanks -creative writing is my major lmao-
I would/could not preform my own work... STAGE FRIGHT! But I want it put out there, since I wanna be published one day... and a fan base before getting there is a great step lmao.

Yeah I know what you mean. I have stage fright to the extreme lol. But some poems are meant to be performed-those emotional, dramatic, expressive poems. Some are meant to be read aloud, but softly with pronunciation so you can hear all the sounds-how the words roll off your tongue and flow with other words in the poem. And then some poems are meant to be read silently to catch the imagery/description, just to reflect and let it take your imagination away. Sorry to go on and on lol...guess I'm a lil obsessive lol