Victim of Abuse

sue.evans

'Hush my darling, don't hide your sweet face as

You cower in the shadows, cloaked in the

Darkness to avoid my hate. It was a

Moment of madness, pure selfish pride that

Made me re-arrange your face. My club fist

Snarled in a ball, unleashed with fury at

You so small. Hush darling I won't invade

Your virginity or fondle your bones,

Soiled in my fluids, soiled in my filth.

Hush my darling I won't inflict more pain

On our guilt. Hush my darling don't cry at

My love - locked in my conspiracy, our

Secret to keep, locked in your eyes, locked in

Your heart, locked in your room, frightened to sleep.'

  • Author: sue.evans (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 1st, 2017 08:42
  • Comment from author about the poem: This poem was born out of an article that I read in a magazine - about a child victim of abuse. It was quite a hard hitting article and then in the UK there was the Rotherham child sex exploitation cases. I find any abuse difficult to stomach but especially any kind of abuse of children. I make no apologies for some of the language in my poem as it is uncomfortable to read but that was intentional to try and create empathy with the nightmare victims of abuse live in every day and night.
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  • Views: 55
  • Users favorite of this poem: mbird72, kalanigarcia.
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Comments9

  • sue.evans

    Thank you

  • ShannonXx

    This is such a sad poem but written perfectly. I can feel every word!

  • sue.evans

    That was the aim of the language choice 😊

  • burning-embers

    Ouch ouch ouch! I'm so glad i read your note after reading your work. Very, very provocative - my anger grew with each line! Excellent!

    • sue.evans

      That is the response I was aiming for - thank you.

    • P.H.Rose

      This is just really
      So Very good.
      I wrote one called..
      Born..Raped..Lost..reborn.
      If you get a moment please
      Read it and let me know
      What you think of it.
      It's about the abuse I had
      As a child from my
      Step father, though the
      Word father should never
      Be mentioned in his name.
      Loved your poem....

      • sue.evans

        I will definitely read your pone ana I feel fir your torment.

      • emotional girl

        Such a powerful poem. You are a wonderful writer.

        • sue.evans

          Thank you very much such a compliment.

        • sue.evans

          Glad ( if that is the right word for such a comment) i was able to create that empathy.

        • mbird72

          Again I'm amaz d at the quality of poems here. I was that child and my bones went cold when I read that. You captured "the child's pain" perfectly.

        • sue.evans

          Sorry if it reminded you of bad times. But like your comments about the poem. Thank you.



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