Anita Harris Poet Epic

Dark Clouds Linger Over

Dark clouds linger over 
Pain an Hate surrounds this home
Laughter an Joy is not allowed. 
Cut's an Bruises fade away
I try an stay away.

Dark clouds linger over
Knifes an Belts leave large swollen welts.
Black an Blue turn to Hue 
Broken bones are a few
Clothes that smell of pew.

Dark clouds linger over 
Locked away Hid from others
Wishing that my Mother would stop
My heart only aches an drops
As my father grabs the belt that pops.

Dark clouds linger over
One slap, two slap, three slap, four
Mommy hits my head on the living room floor
I lay there still as can be
wishing that I wasn't me.

Dark clouds fill this home
I lay on this cold basement floor
chained to a bolt an locked up tight
just out of sight only at night.
Cold an alone is this home.

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Bawa Talwar August 3, 2017 at 5:08 PM How sad n moving.Such a brutal tratment.Its heartfelt and touching. Too good.

Shaunda Lindsay April 10, 2016 at 2:04 AM A well deserved 7. No words I can say will ever be enough But I must say them anyway. You are brave even if you never felt brave. You are worth so much more than what's been done to you. Take solace if you can, in knowing you can share your life here and some of us will actually get it. Some of us will shed tears for you and the life which was stolen from you. They took everything and changed who we should have been. Through your words you will find some of us really care. You are not alone.