My friends are the same.
My nails are filled with delicious ooze.
Fluid, broken from the temple.
The stained number that will play,
No longer my favourite song.
I am tainted.
My friends laugh,
I am filled with longing,
I shall never be that way again.
Dark curtains were not flapping.
It was daylight,
And I was tainted.
My floor bears a scar,
So does my spirit.
As I am no longer free.
That ghost was satisfied
As it fed from me.
It laughed.
I am tainted.
Author notes
I wrote this about 7 years ago...
I don't know if anyone can tell the topic of this, I guess it's only obvious to those having 'experienced' it before.
That aside... (This is a PW, to go with Chocolate, my new one.)
In a list
A contest entry
- Erase the Hate Stop Child Abuse November Contest- Child Sexual Abuse by Page Shut down.
600 points, ended December 7, 2007, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Silent All These Years (for rape and sexual assault survivors) by SerenityNChains.
1750 points, ended November 9, 2008, 44 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Wake up to ALL Abuse - Prewrites Welcome by Miss Faerie.
700 points, ended March 3, 61 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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It's hard, to live a life with others that will never understand why we are broken and we can never understand how to live like we are not.
Thank you for entering my contest and good luck
Shari
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Yes, my friend, this is another courageous write from your heart. Very soulful and ful of angst. You took me right there with you, and I could feel your pain. I know it well. Thank you for sharing a part of you with me.
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Oh, wow, this is wonderful. You demonstrate shame so well here. The language is truly penetrating. In such a succinct format you powerfully push home a strong emotional response. Would love to know the inspiration behind this one!
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Inspriration? Ok- go to poem Chocolate- new one, so should be near top of my page-- that may tel you a little somethng/....
Hope you cool today!
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O.o I really really like this! Every line, also! The mood was forboding and slightly proud. I enjoyed it!
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Loving that picture of you!
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whoa, so much imagery and emotion in this painful write. I can see you, raw and exposed, in this piece. amazing job
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wow
thats amazing, its nice that you can write about something like that, i know a lot of people cant.
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powerful
this id really powerful and you really put across the horrid image of abuse. well done!
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This was really clever, because the more times you read it, the more you understand it. Or maybe I just haven't had enough coffee yet! Your last two lines were spot on, because once a child becomes abused, I know from personal experience you stop seeing them as a person, and definately an "it". Brilliant play on words as well!
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G'Day mate ♥
Interesting way to pen about abuse.
I love the strong metaphoric use of words.
Well done
Thank you for your entry
Best of luck in the contest
Stay safe
~AJ
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