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It saddens me, that every day, children around the world suffer abuse from drunken parents, and at Christmas, a special time for children, parents use it as an excuse to get smashed and then take it out on their children.
This poem was written especially for the children.
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Ella
IF you that problem. Im in the same boat. Its good.
Prue
Wow! This poem is really heart it just shows you what some children go through with druken parents. As im a child myself its good to take a momment to look what is happening in the world to your peers.
Ben
Your Poem is tuching on a level in which saddness eminates from it.
Manda
This Poem Have Touched Me. It Is A Very Sad Poem, But Beautifull Too, Full Marks For This, Its Amazing, Very Nicee But Also Very Sad X
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Unhappy Christmas |
| by Steve Woodman |
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What did you get for Christmas? Was it something nice? I'm sitting here in Casualty, My face is packed with ice. I dread it every Christmas, They never give me toys, Daddy will get drunk again, His nights out with the boys. I know he doesn't mean it, He's far to drunk to know, He hits me hard for nothing, And bruises always show. A Christmas to remember, The policemen had to call, They took my Dad away this time, He said I'd had a fall. He's really done it this time, An ambulance had to come, That's why I'm sitting here in Casualty, Waiting with me Mum. |
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HEIDY
THIS POEM IS GOOD FOR ChristmaS!
sabrina
this is a really good poem. it's very touching but it really happens to some people.
trudy
I am 45 yrs old and I was that child not only christmas but any birthdays or the start of the school holidays. any excuse for a drink and months in advance. "we have to celebrate". I don't drink at all.
Jade
I can relate because my father was abusive as well but, WOW! what a touching poem!
Chaltu
This poem was amazingly touching. It was good too. I really liked it. It was really sad. keep up the good peoms
kristine.
really touching poem ,,,
jamie
it is a very touching poem. it made me feel for the poet.
elizabeth
it is sad but a good poem
nikki
i think this poem makes people stop and think what really goes on in the word and makes it real and i think thats what we need to get across to people that this does really happen to children and its not something hat can be ignored!
lexi
well reading your poem really helped me. but it brang back so many memoeies. im so happy you got out befor you really got hert. i think ill do the same.
kaitlyn
i liked this poem a lot. it was very sad . but i still like it
crystal
i really like this poem becouse it is a bout something that i know alot a bout but it was not my dad that hits me it ues to be one of my exboyfriends.
Sharon
terribly sad, yet a true part of life for some unfortunate children.
patricia
this was very good it touched me
laurie
i don't know if you wrote this cause it was like that for you or cause you know someone, but i lived through this every christmas from 4yrs to 13yrs when my dad killed himself so i know exactly the pain and suffering you/they went through. Remember that eventually, someone, somewhere will make your christmas special. You just have to wait. x
hannah
it was very touching. i have never been in this position and hope to never be. this person is filled with courage and i wish them well
rebecca
I really love this poem. I have been physically and mentally abused
tracey
hey,I really liked ur poem,better christmas this year
megan
this was very sad but extremely touching and is a real eye opener because i had a brother like that
lala
this poem mean something 2 me because that what had happen 2 me but it was worst people will always look at me like i was a kid from the street. well i like this poem.
noelle
that was a toaching poem it doesnt matter if it was an accident or if they were drunk there was no resaon i lived in a famiy were my dad used to hit my stepmom and hit beat her up 8 times and then she finally called the cops and me and all my sisters and brothers were tooken away from them and now we still are today in socil services i hate the fact that they can jus come in ur lives and take u out of ur family but if they didnt my dad might hav really hurt her worse than a concussion this time well i think that poem was awesome and toaching! rock on
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