A Child's Plea

Somewhere in the dark or in the light of day When no one was around he'd hurt her so She couldn't speak, so no one heard this child's plea Too afraid to speak, only in her mind could she cry and beg He used her as he wished, no one heard her plea "Please make him stop" in her mind she would scream So many times, silenced by fear, no one heard this child's plea A man she loved, though he was not her real "daddy" She thought she was bad, and no one heard her plea Even now as an adult, a survivor she carries this pain and those memories still Still hurting from back then, When no one heard this child's plea