I came home from school, early one day
Because my mom said, she had something to say
She carried me out that day, and fed me good
Like only a mother really would
And told me that evening, that she was giving me up
I cried like a baby, and i hurt so in side
As i watch my mom leave the drive
I took a deep breath, swallowed my pride
I knew she loved me, and she meant well
But she had no idea, she dropped me off in hell
The first weeks were good, they seem so fun
But after that third week, i wanted to run
Life wasn't that simple, a slap to the face
Or a fist to the temple
I lay in bed and cried at night, wondering what it was
I didn't do right
I always tried to do my best
But it's really hard with little rest
Things got worse, as day went by
I was taught with pain, not to cry
As i watched him stagger through the door
Holding the walls, so he wouldn't hit the floor
I hated to see him come home that way
Because i knew, that there would be hell to pay
Then one night, i started to go eat
I felt something hit my head
And knocked me off my feet
As i picked myself up off the floor
Next thing i remember
Was my head going through the a door
as i sat there in pain
With blood from my head
I thought they would help me
But they laughed instead
I thought it would get better
As time went by, and soon i learned
That it was a lie, as time goes by
Things get bad
Because it doesn't take much
To make him mad
But years have passed, and times have changed
The pain inside me still remains
The anger, i have learned to control
But the pain they caused,
will stay with me till i grow old.
Tracy Rollings
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-life-child-abuse-it-s-all-real/
