fulllengthpoems

MOMMY PLEASE

Mommy, please don't be mad.
I didn't want to be so bad.
When Daddy comes to me in the night.
I know that it just isn't right.
Daddy says, I'll be sorry if I tell.
Mommy, will I have to go to hell?
Don't you believe me, Mommy?
Please Mommy, won't you listen to me?
No, Mommy, don't send me away.
You have to hear what I say.
You have to make Daddy stop hurting me.
Mommy, Mommy, listen, please!
Please don't make me feel to blame.
Don't leave me with such horrible shame.
Please don't turn and walk away.
Why must I be the one to pay?
Mommy, don't you love me anymore?
Mommy, please, don't go out the door.

STAIRS TO FREEDOM

Marching their way toward heaven,
Surrounded by flowering vines.
The sea freshening the air around me,
As I climb slowly one step at a time.

These stairs are my vision of freedom.
If I could just make my way to the top.
My fear makes me weak and I stumble,
Sometimes lacking strength, I must stop.

When my courage returns, I continue,
To slowly ascend once more.
Knowing when reaching the summit,
I'll be granted a glorious reward.

I may falter when courage desserts me,
But each day I climb a bit higher.
The going is slow, but I'll make it,
No matter how much I may tire.

I may be weak and weary,
But to continue on up, I must dare.
To reach that glorious freedom,
Awaiting at the top of the stairs.

Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

Running From the One You Loved

Packing quickly, throwing some things in a bag.
Hurrying the child with sleep in his eyes. ..
Knowing that there isn't much time.
Running away from the one you loved.
The stranger waitng in the car...
Compassion in her eyes.
Wanting to look back at the house where you thought life would be good,
But there's no looking back, only forward.
Not quite recovered from the last beating. ..
Physically hurting and sick at heart,
Wondering how things had gone so wrong.
For so long, he had you convinced that it was your fault...
That you deserved all the pain he gave you.
For so long you had yourself convinced that if you just tried harder, he would change.
Now knowing the truth. ..
You were the one who had to change.
You found the courage deep inside
To start a new life without the fear.
A better life for you and your child.
Running away from the one you loved.
Finding a love you'd lost. ..
The love of yourself.