Watching a child, watching the fights,
Crying my sleep during the screams of the night.
Nestled in pillows, overtaken by tears,
She'd never realize this would effect her over the years.
So afraid of this monster, one that I hate,
It comes from the anger so the pain it makes.
If only a mirror could save it to see,
This child is hurting,
This child is me.
So scared to fall in love, but tired of being alone,
I remember all those tears,
And the pain they have shone.
Now no longer with youth,
But old enough to say,
I can't ignore these memories I live with,
I live with then everyday.
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this was like i wrote it myself and it is wierd that your name is kimberly too i love this poem veyr much ha
Mary
I am now 13 and it was that long ago this was me.
elizabeth
this poem is totally me. i love it but its sad but also understanding.
kimberly
I loved this poem it let me see the pain you were feeling
rosa
Your poem really touched me heart niCE JOB!
Indra
Its yet another poem I can relate too, except this time it's me who is suffering the realites of this poems
Diana
I really liked your peom and I can relate.
April
This is a great poem. Of all the poems I have written I have yet to touch base on this part of my life. I grew up the child of an alcoholic who beat my mother, and though, thank god, I was never beaten-Now at 28 I still live with the daily fears, memories and trauma of my childhood. Parents out there need to realize that even if your spouse is only beating, ridiculing, or verbally violating you and not your children, if you leave them in this situation, they will pay the price forever. Your poem should be put into domestic violence pamplets or something. Keep up this kind of writing!
Lucy(boo)
This REALLY Touched me, i think its because it is always been what i think myself and seing it in rrhyme in this clever way made me touced even more. This is such a great poem and , will touch people, espesially, like me, the people who have experianced this :):)
joe
this poem is kool my parents always argue too :(
Haley
i just want to say your so right. this poem really effected me and thank u for writing it and sharing it. im going through everything in that poem and im just 15 i got my life ahead of me and its hard 4 me to 4get what my dad did, well what im tryin to say is thank u for making me feel little less alone. . . . Haley
nitta
This Poem touched me because when i was younger i had to watch my parents fight everynight. It was horrible.
RaeAnn
I know how you feel cause my parents split up after my grandma died. it was hard but then i realize that someone out there might know what i had when through and maybe we would be great together. you never know.
Lindsey
i can relate so much, this poem is perfect. i love it
mario
This poem really got to me b/c when i was younger i used to get beat everyday,by my father and now he is jail b/c of what he did to me!he put me in a coma for 1 month but now im here and still am haunted! write more love reading them
elizabeth
i really understand this poem. i cant forget i dont think anyone can.
Allena
This was a great poem I understand completly. I got tears when I read it. Thanks that was great
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