21. Was Never Yours
I never knew you,
we never spoke,
but you thought you could take
what was never yours...
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22. A Cry For Help
A child so small
so vulnerable and weak
helpless, powerless
not allowed to speak.Featured Shared StoryI was molested by my father and all these years later I still get these feelings he's standing over me and this poem spoke to me and it's so true we still live it daily! You are not alone!
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23. Tears, Tears Go Away
Tears, tears go away.
Why must you come back almost every day?
You remind me of my pain.
You remind me of my past.Featured Shared StoryYou're definitely not alone in your suffering. Like you, I was abused by my stepfather and an uncle and have struggled daily to deal with the pain. I was in the third grade when mine started...
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24. My Lonely Show
A little bit angry through the years,
A whole lot lonely through my tears.
A wonderful person the people said,
While I cry alone in bed.Featured Shared StoryI have gone through abuse from someone I loved. Verbal, emotional and physical. I still continue to go through abuse even if it's not physical I'm 5 months pregnant with our second child and...
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25. The Nightmare Of Abuse
How are you feeling? What's going through your mind?
Is that dream you're dreaming hurting deep inside?
You wake up hearing yelling, yelling in your room,
You wonder who it is, then you realize it is you.Featured Shared StoryIt happened to me as a small child from 5 till I was 8 by my great uncle. I never told anyone. Now I'm a mom and 33. I fail at relationships.and don't trust letting my kids with most guys....
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26. The Little Girl Lay So Still
The little girl lay so still
While you crept into her bed
She pretended not to notice you
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27. Returning Faith
You took away my innocence,
My hopes, my dreams, my youth.
You took from me my very soul.
What could have been, I never knew.Featured Shared StoryAs I read this Poem, it touched me very deeply because I myself can relate to the same situation and there's always HOPE! Thank you for sharing!
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28. I Need It From You
Sometimes I'm confused and don't know what to do.
I need help and I need it from you.
My life is full of "ups" and "downs,"
and I need someone to lift my "frowns."Featured Shared StoryI can relate to this because I have been in the same scenario with my dad...and so it's good to know that we are many in this. But the truth is, somehow, you have to talk about it. You may...
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29. Hush Little Sister
Hush, little sister
Please don't cry
I wish I could be there
To sing you a lullabyFeatured Shared StoryI was abused from age 9-11 by my father. He'd abused other family members before me, like my siblings, all of whom had left him, leaving only me and my little sister still seeing him. He...
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30. Battered Woman
Battered woman,
When are you going to learn?
He doesn't love you.
You're on your own.Featured Shared StoryI am so glad that this poem has touched your heart. This was my life, but I wanted to reach out to the ones who are living my nightmare, hopefully they will be able to take their lives back...
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31. The Broken Girl
Welcome to my broken home,
There's nobody here, I'm all alone.
The walls they scream of things once said,Featured Shared StoryCan't seem to put into words how you blessed my mind with your poems. They have helped me come out of my shell. Thankful you are comfortable putting this out there for the world to see....
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32. Please Don't Hurt Me
Scared and alone a sad little girl cries herself to sleep,
No hand to hold, no one to tell, so alone at night she'd weep.
Tears falling down her nine year old face,Featured Shared StoryThank you for sharing your story. I was sexually, physically, and emotionally abused by my step-father from the time I was 7 until I was 20. I know the pain you feel or the anger you might...
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33. A Father's Love
You came to the world,
On a God blessed night.
Your limbs were all there,
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34. Daddy's Doll
The frigerator is full of beer,
And the couch is full of crumbs.
I go to bed and in my head,
I just know he's going to come.Featured Shared StoryI used to be my brother's doll. It was just a game to him. He hurt me and would say he loved me. I covered for him for years, both because I didn't want to remember and because I knew no one...
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35. The Child Within
I'm reminiscing and I'm missing,
The childhood I never had.
I'm triggering and I'm figuring,
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36. I Never Asked You To Be My Dad
I never asked you to be my Dad,
To slap me around and treat me so bad.
I never asked you to drink alcohol,
I never asked for anything at all.Featured Shared StoryYour poems really touched me. I have a dad who drinks and parties a lot on weekdays. My brother and I don't like it at all. He beats me when he's drunk. I cry at night wishing my late mom can...
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37. Dad
Why did you choose to ruin your life?
I'm sure I will never know
You turned into a nasty man
And let your evil growFeatured Shared StoryI really broke down and cried when I read your poem. It is like you reached in my head and pulled out the feelings I have felt for so many years and put them on paper. You are a very...
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38. No Way Out From Sexual Abuse
He came into my life
when I was just a little girl.
I was happy and young,
And then he changed my world.Featured Shared StorySo many stories, and yet only one story repeated over and over again in different contexts perhaps, but we all share the crushing sadness of having someone we love betray us and leave us...
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39. Inner Child
Hello Dear Jesus,
It's been a long, long time.
I hope that you still know me,
I've been hiding quite awhile.Featured Shared StoryWhat a beautiful poem .. I'm almost 21 and I got molested when I was in 7th grade until my freshman year by my mother's husband. Forced to do things no angel should.. And all he said was that...
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40. I Can Hear Him Coming For Me
Late at night I lie in fright
I can hear him coming for me
One hand over my mouth to keep me quite
Dear God, please let my mother see
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