Did you ever wonder what it was like
to be the child that screamed at night
to lay bed and try to sleep
with thoughts in your head that run so deep
Trying to figure out why you'll here
hurting knowing that you live in fear
you want to cry but you don't dare
because you knew they didn't care
To go to bed and not get to eat
because you made them mad and you got beat
to hold your head and start to cry
sometimes i even wanted to die
To feel the pain every time he hit
and wonder if he'll ever quit
sometimes the pain hurt really bad
but it only got worse when i made him mad
But he wasn't the only one in this
because she did it to, like she couldn't resist
not so funny to go to bed
with your hand holding a swollen head
To go to school in dirty clothes
why they treated you this way, no one knows
the pain that they inflicted will never heal
but there are some that will never know how i feel
I stand there and take every lick
want to fight back, i want to kick
i try so hard to resist the pain
but sometimes it's enough to drive a child insane
So before you start to judge a child
you better stop and think a while
because you don't know, what a child has been through
unless you have actually had it happen to you
So sit and think about what i said
and please let it sink in your head
please understand and love your child
treat them right and make em smile
Tracy Rollings
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/you-don-t-know-child-abuse/
