A Mere Child, Now a Woman

A bruise.
A drop of blood.
Fallen as a child.
Beaten as a woman.
A mind so darkened.
A broken emotional state.
Molested as a child.
Raped as a woman.
A gash.
A scar.
Cutting as a mere child.
Screaming now as a woman.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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May 24, 2010 at 12:32 PM
Congrats Taylor on your winning 3rd place in the Concrete contest but no title is showing on your list for this one so am congratulating u on another of your poems... u should go in and name your poem that won for other to offer congrats to u ... enjoy..luv.. Linda-Marie..
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