Nightmares Of A Broken Child. Read Count : 836

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FOR A CHILD THAT GREW UP WITNESSING DOMESTIC ABUSE.
                                                                 
               I dreamt_
 No,they were nightmares, Of cries and screams and mourning.
             I  dreamt_
No,they were nightmares 
that frightened me up every morning
 
          I dreamt_
No, they were nightmares,
Of knives and blood and death.
         I dreamt_
No, they were nightmares,
Of verbal abuse and threat.
Paranoid by the fact that they beat you,
diminish your value, your worth.
You chose the wrong ones for wrong reasons,
And you never knew how we hurt.

Born and bred on a battlefield;
I fought your wars as a child.
I buried my pain in anger;
my face knew not a smile.

They wondered why I was withdrawn
Or why I was always behind.
None of them knew that behind those walls,
Were bottled tears of a broken child.

Comments

  • Erica D

    Erica D

    This is very nicely written and so heartbreaking. No child should ever go through that

    Jun 20, 2017

  • Touching and relatable.

    Jun 30, 2017

  • Gracie Nielsen

    Gracie Nielsen

    I may not have felt the pain you have, but this touched any heart who read this. Good job and thank you for sharing your story.

    Jun 30, 2017

  • relatable but diffrent, nicely written. Thank you for sharing your story

    Jul 25, 2017

  • Beautiful

    Jul 28, 2017

  • The moment i read this...tears besiege my eyes. How i wish the world will be a better place

    Sep 18, 2017

  • this is so touching

    Nov 19, 2017

  • so true

    Dec 10, 2017

  • deep

    Mar 02, 2018

  • Jun 20, 2017

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