AGAINST CHILD ABUSE

Here's a sad poem on child abuse by Elaine Murray.

My name is Sarah

I am but three

my eyes are swollen

I cannot see

I must be stupid

I must be bad

What else could have made

my Daddy so mad?

I wish I were better

I wish I weren't ugly

then my Mommy would still want to hug me

I can't speak at all

I can't do a wrong

or else I'm locked up

all day long

When I'm awake I'm all alone

The house is dark

My folks aren't home

When my mommy does come

I'll try and be nice

So maybe I'll get just

One whipping tonight

Don't make a sound

I just heard a car

My daddy is back

from Charlie's Bar

I hear him curse

my name he calls

I press myself

against the wall

I try and hide

from his evil eyes

I'm so afraid now

I'm starting to cry

He finds me weeping

He shouts ugly words

He says its my fault

that he suffers at work

He slaps me and hits me

and yells at me more

I finally get free

and I run for the door

He's already locked it

and I started to bawl

He takes me and throws me

against the hard wall

I fall to the floor

with my bones nearly broken

and my daddy continues

with more bad words spoken

"I'm sorry!" I scream

but its now much too late

his face has twisted

int unimaginable hate

The hurt and the pain

again and again

oh please God, have mercy!

Oh please let it end!

And he finally stops

and heads for the door

while I lay there motionless

sprawled on the floor

My name is Sarah

and I am but three

tonight my daddy

murdered me.