Standing at the front door,
A hand resting on the fly wire,
She watches her daddy leave again.
From right there, she can see
The anger and hate in his face.
Now all alone, she starts to cry,
Wondering if he'll come back at all.
She remembers the last time,
When he was gone for days.
She picks her teddy up,
His left eye is now missing
And his right leg torn off.
She cuddles him closely,
Knowing he's all she's got.
For hours she sat and cried,
Holding teddy all the time.
Tears of hurt still flow
As she climbs on the kitchen chair,
Reaching up to the cupboard,
Trying to find some dinner.
All that's there is one small
Can of peas which she can't open.
She puts the chair back carefully,
Not wanting daddy to get angry
If he ever comes back.
In the fridge she finds
A single slice of cheese.
With a small grin on her face,
She unwraps the plastic cover
And enjoys her dinner.
The next few days are the hardest.
There are no phone calls,
The phone was disconnected months ago.
Each day there is less and less food,
She results to ice cubes for meals,
But soon too, they will run out.
What else is a six year old to do?
When daddy finally comes home,
She's not quite weak enough
To jump into his arms for a hug.
He embraces her quickly,
Pushing a hand down the front
Of her panties to show his love.
Author notes
Opt 7. Tryna get tears.
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Comments
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And... you got tears.
This breaks my little heart. Which is amazingly hard, actually.
WELL DONE and good luck! -
Very sad indeed
This was really sad and heartbreaking I loved the flow of the poem as it goes on to the end. Good job on this write -
THIS IS SO SAD!!! i almost cried... but i didnt.
good write.
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OMG this was really really good. I was so suprised by the ending. This was a really sad poem.I really liked this. great job and thank you for entering the contest.
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Thanks for entering and good luck.
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Wow this is really very sad. It was written very well. I liked it alot! Good luck!
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omg. this is such a touching write, i really dont know what to say. There is so much detail and emotion withing this poem, I can really feel the pain and grief. You wrote with natural flow and pure pain.
thankyou for entering and goodlcuk -
oh my goodness! wow! powerful, strong, definitely shocking! i think i'm gonna cry. i knew this would bring up memories, tho not the same story, i knew part of this would trigger... but i just had to read it. you definitely have a gift for power in your words.
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Wow... that was quite a twist at the end... This is such a sad poem. I can truly feel the emotion from this little girl. You wrote this really well.
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