Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep…
Vanilla scented candles
Give off the darkest flame
A small, neglected child
Is listening to the rain
Her round, angelic face
Has been tortured by the marks
That her mother has left upon her
She trembles in the dark
Under a pile of blankets,
As her tears begin to fall
She remembers how it felt
To be thrown against the wall
The bleeding wounds on her cheeks
From those jagged rings
Her heart still pounding from the fear
What will tomorrow bring?
There is nothing she can do
Except roll out of bed
Kneeling, she puts her hands together
And bows her pretty head
"Now I lay me down to sleep.
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take..."
Author notes
Written November 7th, 2006
A contest entry
- 7 Trophies or LESS. LOTS OF POINTS by God is my reality.
700 points, ended September 29, 2007, 19 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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It is so so so so so good. I love it. It is amazing, but so sad, but so incredibly awesome. Wow, an abused child, I can totally relate. But WOW. It is truly beautiful.
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it reminds me of an evanescence sonq. i like it.
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so inspiring! omg! Im gona go read it again!~
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AMAZING!
Whoa. This was so powerful Bria. I have no words. I love the repition of "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep..." Amazingly dark. You have so many different categories for poems I just love how you go to love and then to dark. Keep it up!
xoxoxo
AmAnDa -
wowwwwwww
this is incredibly powerful. those lines always get me
and your beautiful poem along with it makes it incredible.
it's heartbreaking, yet wonderful!
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woah... this is amazing. The pome/song Now I lay me down to sleep...is like my favorite thing and your poem stuff in there just makes it awesome!!
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excellent poem!!!!
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Impressive
this is an awesome poem. I can feel the words as if they are a visualization of something real. you should have this poem published.
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