Dear Mr. Abuser,
I am the little boy, do you remember me?
I lived just down the street; I was no more than three.
I kept our little secret, just as I was told.
Now my whole life, is starting to unfold.
Remember when you told me, that there would be no pain?
You forgot to tell me, about the life long strain.
You see I have a daily struggle and I’m always blue.
I have constant nightmares of the times I spent with you.
Why did you lie to me and say its all for fun?
Dear Mr. Abuser, can’t you see what you have done?
I see your face and smell your breath, when I try to go outside.
This trigger makes me cringe and shake, then I run and hide.
I lived my youth withdrawn from friends, my head stooped in shame.
No longer will I be controlled, because I am NOT to blame!
Because I was only 3 years old, when you plotted your Assault,
It sometimes makes it’s hard for me, to understand how it’s not my fault.
You see Mr. Abuser, It just doesn’t go away.
I will still be a prisoner, when I’m old and grey.
© Danny Urato 2008
A contest entry
- [Contest] Wake up to Abuse - Prewrites Welcome by Miss Faerie.
700 points, ended February 8, 56 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Aww. That f'ing prick. Like I said this morning, They should all rot in hell. So very very sorry. I hope that is dead.
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Thank you Stormy, No I don't think he is dead. I don't ever see him anymore, at least in the physical sense. If I do ever see him again, I am coming to get you to beat him up for me. Deal?
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This is brilliant. Heartbreaking, but it shows the way that this can affect us forever. It shows pain, and truth and then the way we can fall away from ourselves and never be the same
Shari
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Thank you Shari. This one is about me. Contests like you have are awesome. They let people really have a chance to express a part of themselves that normally would stay a secret.
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wow
I can idenify, with this poam as well,Wonderful flow of words, even though it's so sad. This type of abuse does stain the brain. -
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Thank you golden eyed
Sorry I just noticed your comment to me. your awesome.
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that was amazing. no child should have to experice that feeling
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Thank you mamaliz23
I wish I could have responded to you sooner. But I am now just figuring it all out now ha ha
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It brings a tear to the eye.
An excellent write, thanks for sharing.
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Thank you
I appreciate your nice words
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welcome to allpoetry
This opens the eyes to so much. Some people turn their eyes away from details like this. Which makes everything worse.
You did an excellent job with this. It's not an easy issue to write about but you did wonderfully. Thank you for sharing.
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thank you
No it wasn't easy, I thought i would be shunned.
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There aren't enough of these. So often we fail to see things from the child's point of view. Everyone says how sorry they are for them but never asks them how they really feel. Where are the places these children can go and find themselves again after so much is taken away? You've done wonderfully with this!
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Thank you
It took me a while to even see the damage. That is why I felt I had to write it. To tell the abuser that the pain is real even if they think the child is enjoying it
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I must say you really out did yourself with this one, the words and language are just spectacular
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