Tiny wide eyed tot,
startled by any
approaching footsteps.
Rubbing the cigarette
burns on her arms,
hugging a teddy bear
dog chewed and worn,
in rag tag clothes.
She sits alone
at the shelter,
mom's been removed,
because she removed herself
from the situation,
whenever the screaming started.
It hurt too much,
backhands and bloody noses
then he beat their baby anyway.
Vodka was her tonic,
and a fist her daughter's binky.
Dad's in the pen,
where all animals belong.
And hell is reserving a
special cell for him,
where much larger then he is
demons will frolic
turning him into an abused
child of Satan.
Soon she is tranquilized
so that she can sleep.
Every creak of the door,
might be dad wanting more.
Strapped in a bed,
so that she won't fall,
because she is fragile,
her badly knitted bones
are like glass sticks.
Frag-Jill,
beyond all limits
of a two year old,
and any more pain,
might send her to a place,
from which she
will never return.
Alas, she died
this past Sunday,
from a ruptured spleen
and damaged kidneys,
but now she plays
under the wings of angels
happily ever after,
on heaven's sheltered shores.
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A contest entry
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600 points, ended January 6, 2008, 10 entries
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Thank you for your entry
This brought tears to my eyes. There are so many stories just like this one out there today that I pray this is not one of them, that it is only a story and not real. How can this be done! How can a father look at his little blessing from Heaven above and only see a puching bag! It is horrifying.
Good luck, I encourage you to keep writing to read and comment.
God Bless
Tammy -
Thanks for the entry!
This is so sad
But alas, many child abuse stories end this exact way. Everytime I read of it I just wish I could single-handedly change the world...*sigh* Anyway, this is an excellent entry, thanks for writing and I wish you the best in the contest 
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This is so sad, no kid should die by abuse. good luck in the contest
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