Sweet precious innocense of a child,
living with abusive parental voices.
Parents so out of control and wild,
child curled in a corner with no other choices.
Living with this day to day,
becomes ingrained in us and seems to stay.
Growing up not quite knowing what is wrong,
wondering why emotionally at some point not strong.
Inner child is awakened to the light of living with the blame,
caused by those dark parental voices that caused them to feel shame.
The child within can now become alive,
all their life just learning how to survive.
The beauty is you don't forget but you can forgive,
with proper help gives you new found freedom to live.
Author notes
Picture credit: Photobucket
A contest entry
- - Dark Footprints in the Light - by Desire.
875 points, ended August 30, 2008, 14 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
It is so hard to overcome such severe child abuse and the lies isn't it?
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A very powerful poem, profound and with hope.
Thanks !
Tom
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It is so awful when children are abused. I cannot think of a worse crime.
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I think this is a strong poem with good voice, direction and rhyme. The subject matter is alien to me, I wasn't and I haven't if you like but I abhor the whole concept of abuse. Surely you deserved more than an HW????
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Thank You!!
Thank You for Your entry: Inner Parental Voices
This piece tugged hard at Spirit and while I was reading which I do several times~ Images come to me in many forms~ while taking in Your words: Parents so out of control and wild- I'm shown how a parent unleashes- like that scenario of the father who had a bad day at work- comes home and kicks the dog- beats his wife and ridicules the children- like that feeling of they owe him something because he *works his butt off* at work- and the mother- homemaker supposedly does do a thing but *sits on her butt* all day watching soap operas or on the computer and the child just whines- which of course is untrue in majority of cases but the *perception* to valid why the father feels they need to be put in their place~ Wonderful rhyme also- After reading Your words again- I'm shown reference to the mother taking her frustrations that the father took out on her- she takes out on the child- so coming from both sides- the child becomes like the dog kicked- and the emotional punching bag- sadly- However this to be interpreted
Whether metaphor or symbolism
Hopefully the above comment makes some sense~
Excellent take on the prompt ~
Powerful images & message You have brought forth
Thank You for sharing Your Voice and Spirit!
Best wishes to You in the contest Sweet Soul
**Judging will be done shortly...
Many blessings too
and much love & light~ Desire~*~
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Yes It Is.....
I lived through the abuse getting the crap beaten and kicked out of me...so I know this pain all too well...but you do find a way of forgiving by the sheer grace of God, no other way....still as much as you forgive, you can move on but there are those times...the memories come alive and the pain is so fresh once again but as time goes on it is less an less. Thanks for sharing this Kelle an awesome way of presenting this ....Love you!!!~~Toni~~
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Great job with the prompt, such a deep look into the soul of this child and the vision of the picture. Sgow you feel right along with them.
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Both a wonderful and heartfelt take on the picture prompt. Your poem is very poignant but also offers hope...
" The beauty is you don't forget but you can forgive,
with proper help gives you new found freedom to live."
Very well penned and I wish you the best
Take care
David
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