Burden i carry

Burden I Carry... A secret, dark and heavy, I've carried it for years, A burden deep within me, That fills my heart with tears. Since I was five and innocent, My trust was broken, betrayed, By one who should have protected, Not caused me pain and dread. Her friend, so close to my mother, Betrayed our family bond, I've suffered in silence, smothered, The truth, I've never told. I fear the pain it would bring, To my mother's gentle heart, And so the secret I cling, Tears me apart. But carrying this secret, Is like a slow, silent death, A sickness, that's hard to beat, And robs me of breath. I dream of a day, when I'm strong, Can share the truth and be free, And heal from this pain so wrong, That's eating me. But for now, I carry the weight, Of this dark secret alone, And hope one day, I'll find the grace, To make the abuse well known. Inspired by life's cruel lessons. A step into my past. But this secret i will keep til the last day on earth. Because we can't speak ill about the dead..