The Hand of Evil. ( We Have All Week)
I was sitting at the table on my own today.
The other children went back to their families
As they always did for the school holidays.
I hear him getting closer, he sits by my side.
He asked me if I am OK with that evil smile.
I am already aware of his intentions and why,
You can clearly see it in his black hollow eyes.
He cannot hide his evil however hard he tries.
Here takes my hand let's go outside to play.
Please just leave me alone is all I have to say.
He slapped me on the face and said so cold
Young man, you need to do as you are told.
He grabbed me the man with the devil soul.
I grabbed his hand and bit it as hard as I could.
I am not doing that, and I never ever would.
He got angry and kicked me hard on the leg.
I could feel the real excitement in his head,
what he really wanted was me to go to bed.
Called him all the nasty names under the sun.
Pull my little self-up and ran as fast as I can.
I heard the words he said to me very clear
When I ran and very quickly disappeared.
Theres no rush we have all week on our own
Another fearful time in a Children’s Home.
Nataiella (1973) Childhood Memory
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Tobani / Nataiella (Pseudonym) (
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A tough read Tobani, but very well delivered. To think that children in care, the most vulnerable children of all have to suffer this and worse is truly upsetting. So sorry the little you had to deal with this.
Sadly me and hundreds of others, Thank you for your feedback, always appreciated. Hope you have a good day
Thank you Tobani. You have a nice day too.
Thank you
This poem is quite unlike your typical writes Tobani. Glad that you are branching out. It took a bit more effort to read but deals with a very important topic. 🙏🏻🕊️
I am not really sure how to interpret that comment, but thank you anyway
Hope it ends up a good interpretation, though. Apologies for having poorly worded the comment. Last night was not my best. 🙏🏻🕊️
I don't think there are any topics that are more difficult than child abuse.I am so sorry this happened. Hopefully better times ahead
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Terrifying! There is no fear worse than impending certainty and time is the watchman. Horrors exist in this world and pitfalls that one needs to so carefully watch for.
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A hard read, but one that needs to be read, my friend! It is a horror that I know you and countless others have gone through and I am thankful for your courage in sharing. A powerful and important read. And for that reason, I fave it as well. 🌹👏
Thank you for your feedback, hope you had a good holiday, didn`t see the Fav !!!
Well, that's odd. Fixed that. 😊 You're welcome, my friend I did have a great holiday, indeed!
Glad to hear you had good un
A very powerful read, was heartbreaking
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You're very welcome
Excellent write
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You're welcome
You're my peer, not much elder than myself, yet herein force me to face the reality that such horrendous and hellish worlds have been flourishing the whilst others, as ever, enjoy happier.... for ages. Winsomely rendered with excellent imagery and a resonating, reverberating poignancy. Thank you so very, very much for sharing.
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