This heavy feeling eats away at me day after day
Each day, my anger grows stronger...just wont go away
It concerns my step-daughter...she is only twelve
Removed from her neglecting Mother, now authorities delve
It's been SIX fucking months now, and nothing's been solved
Child Protection, Human Services and Court, haven't resolved
This poor child is hurt, angry and confused...emotions torn
Used and manipulated by her Mother...like a pawn
She rings her Mum every Sunday, each and every week
Gets told "Mummy loves you" misleading words...oblique
Useless fucking bitch, can't be bothered turning up to Court
With a paedophile she continues and chooses to cavort
Won't agree to access visits with her daughter
Excuses she gives are weak as fucking water
Nine Court hearings, and still many more to come
The Judge keeps giving another chance for her to succumb
Next date set for three weeks time. I'll bet SHE wont be there
The damage done to her daughter by her neglect, now going beyond repair
I hate that fucking bitch, with a passion so intense
Who the fuck does she think is fooled, by her pathetic pretense?
The thing that really sucks, is that her daughter still believes
That she'll be going home soon, 'cause that's how a child perceives
Her Mother tells her that she wants her back,that she's really trying hard
Hasn't got the guts to say to this little girl..."You I wish to discard"
Would rather tell her daughter that it's us who wont allow
What a gutless,selfish bitch she is...I hate the fucking cow
Author notes
I wrote this about the sad situation in which my partner's daughter was placed with us by Child Protection.
In a list
A contest entry
- THINGS THAT AFFECT YOU DAILY by freebutsafe.
1100 points, ended September 2, 2007, 14 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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this was intense! I felt the hate but I also felt sorrow and frustration. I know how the government works with kids and it's not always good but if you just keep fighting I'm sure they'll help you. The poem was well-written, however there were a few conventional mistakes that could use a little bit of editing
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Thank you for your comment. Yes...I agree that it could probably do with some fine tuning. It was one of my rather angry rants and they tend to just come out that way. I appreciate your honest opinion and wish all entrants the best of luck
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ive heard that quite a bit actually.. and most poems never get done fine tuning anyway
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Kick her behind Julie! Seriously someone needs to teach her a good one! I despise people that are like that. Pathetic excuse for human beings in my opinion. Hopefully that lil girl will be alright. She'll realize what has happened some day. Maybe not for a while but as she gets older she will.
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My love is with Bevan, Kailla and you sis...guess you already know that
Love you my precious one
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awwww AP mum... thats so sad!!!!!!!! wat a cow she is too! i am sure it will get betetr, and as long as this little girl is safe in your care! i am glad you expressed yoruself in this one!! well done
love You
love HB
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoox
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Well so tragic is this.. but please remember Julie..
that you and your husband are the positives in her
life and hopefully will make all the difference...
tough years ahead though. Be the beacon and not the
darkness... I know you can. laurie.
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WOW very intense.
Very intense and so tragic. I can feel your emotion in these words they are very tragic. all of this is well stated it is not fair for children to have to go through the depth of hell that evil people put them through. They were innocent before they were put through so much misery and will never get that innocence abck. I can feel your anger and that is as it should be for you are a caring person. with a piece like this you can't there is a favorite part and there is absolutely no way it should be changed. The title is the best for this piece and the first line really draws you in. The last line states your feelings very well. Good heartfelt piece.
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wow, i can clearly see you obviosly care about this child and dislike the unfit mother. good write and i hope all ends well
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Well, I can definitely relate. I was in the custody of Child Protective Services for over 10 years, and they did absolutely nothing to help the situation. The pedophile went free, and his wife, my grandmother knew all along and she is still free. So yes, I feel your hatred and rage. You did very well in portraying your feelings through this poem. I pray that things change for the better.
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This touches me personally...
My mom is a good person but got in a little trouble and got sent to prison...nothing serious...she's just the jolly drunk woman who had a few too many.
I was left in my dad's care and he's a pretty much nothing but a lazy pile of steaming shit...he didn't work and didn't take care of my twin sister and me so we got passed around to various family members until my mom came home year later...and everything couldn't be more perfect now that she's home.
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I love this
I love this. So truthful and emotional. thanks for the great read. is this based on a real story if so i know where you come from. writing and venting your thoughts sometimes eases the pain ever so slightly.
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See, I think that writing like this is very therapeutic, but I find it to be really very abrasive, and while I have done it myself, it will never be the poetry that I remember at the end of the day.
I do hope that you felt better after writing this, though.
Good luck in the contest.
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This is a poem full of extreme pain and despair. I don`t know what to say. We don`t have the same system here in Canada about Child Protection. As hard as it sounds perhaps praying is the only plausible outcome. God can resolve the most unbelievable situations believe me. And He protect hearts from further pain, parents and the little girl. It is crippling for both sides to be grinded in political degradation. They call it a `file`.. which is beyond the accountability of education and legal rights.
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Just reading about this woman makes me sick. You describe her with true outrage and it's touching to see you care for a child that is not your own. But this mother of hers seems unbelievably pathetic. I rather enjoyed the way you rhymed in this poem, it flows so nicely. Great write!
Miss Marie
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seeing as we have talked about this situation before, i understand the anger contained within your words. it seems the system works where it shouldn't and doesn't work where it should, i don't know the answer or if there even is one. i feel for you and for this little one who is lost and oblivious in the middle of all this bullshit, no child should have to go through such turmoil and no mother should ever inflict it. i'm sorry sweetheart and i will keep this thing in my prayers along with you and everyone involved and we will just pray for God's infinite wisdom in it i remember seeing a-bear ask if anyone could put tears on the picture of the girl used here in the background, now i see why 
i hate to say best of luck in the contest because this is one piece that is straight from the heart and very sad but you know what i mean 
be well and be blessed my friend
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wow this was so strong and emotional
yet i can understand what your saying because i was in something similar as you know
ofcourse the child shall believe they are going home to a mum who will love them. that person was there rock right from birth....needless to say dosnt mean they were a stable rock.
i hope everything goes ok and that you win the battle and give the child a life that she deserves.
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Strong emotions well portrayed! Thank-you so much for entering this competition....with words like this, I'm glad you did! Lets give a copy of this to all mothers neglecting their childs welfare...shove it in their faces and make them face reality! If that doesn't work, then I pity these children. I know this well! Great work!
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My heart is with you
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How very very well I understand where you are coming from. Its been the story of my life with different Foster children. A stupid Department giving undeserving parents a chance and then the parents blowing it. making promises to kids they never keep then ruining their little lives all over again. I could write a book on this. I have poems written about it also. One is called the "Wisdom of FOOLS" I'll send you the link. Believe me nothing gets fixed only made worse. Poor kid. They hang on hoping don't they? Then they get let down. I was half way through adopting 2 of mine when someone told the mother she could get money from the government if she kept them and it got withdrawn.
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Almost able to enter this in the "fuck" contest, but not quite. Seriously, so sorry for the trouble you are going through. The stringing things along is the worst! Waiting and wondering and having no final conclusion to how things are going to be is just the hardest to go through, I know. I send you big s, as that's all I can do, and know I'm thinking of you, Cuz.
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Damn, this is bullshit.
Don't let that fucking cow have that child. She's far BETTER off with you. At least you give a damn, you're there with her, you comfort her, you protect her. And from the sound of it, you'll fight all the rages of HELL for her. I wish my brother and I had someone like you as a child. We didn't, and as a result, we're both dysfunctional, lost, self-destructive adults that had to go through hell to find some sort of peace.
jin
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Think this is a lovely background; th epoem is so sad and tragic- that someone cannot love their child and then keep playing her this way is awful. Mothers do have all the rights and the courts keep trying to reconcile and bring the mother/daughter together, even when there is reason not to. Can see why you are so angry - sentiments well expressed in these lines - good rhythm, rhyme and flow all the way through.
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This is very sad for me for 2 reasons. I feel for your step-daughter and I also know how she feels. I went through this as a child. I was younger and always thought my mother would change..I am a grown woman and she still belittles me every chance she gets..I can handle it now and speak my mind..I hope everything works out for the best and hope that she ends up with you...
Soulful Woman
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Very strong and poignant poem for a night like this one it seems, I'm riled up, you're riled up, lets rock this fucking place to it's foundations. Scott
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