Poetry Blogs (monster cruelty abuse sadness childhood)

That fateful day

I hear you coming up the stairs

The cause of all my hopes... and fears!

I know for certain what’s in store

My life ripped apart... and what for?

So many times, black and blue

Because the abuse, caused by you.

Sometimes scars left, never fade

Every mark you’ve ever made

Broken ribs, broken nose

God how many? Cos. Only God knows

Mostly...

Read and leave comments (19)

Too late she cried

Sitting in Starbucks doorway

After the lights are all turned out

The demons are surly coming

I can hear them scream and shout

It is for me the sirens call

Flashing blue and white

Piercing though the darkness

Blindingly bright white

Flowing down the sidewalk

My life’s blood ebbs away

In the morning another statistic

Is all the p...

Read and leave comments (13)

Children are scared of monsters,

They hide beneath their beds,

Boogie men and spiders, 

dogs and dark and snakes.

Their fears are not unfounded,

But monsters rarely crawl,

Don't have fangs or claws.

But susceptible they fall.

She stood her in the corner,

She beat her to black and blue.

She told her that she loved her;

It simply wasn't true.

She he...

Read and leave comments (4)