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Hide Away Each Night

I hide away each night, an try to stay out of sight Mommy's always gone, Daddy's now home. I hear him yell my name as its every night the same. He sneaks into my room as my heart fills with doom, I try to scream an yell, but he covers my mouth an tells me not to tell, or I would go to jail. When he is done he wipes the blood off from my body, don't you ever tell nobody I hide away each night an try to stay out of sight. I cover the bruises an cry in pain. cause every night is all the same. Broken an damaged is my name Rape an lies where daddy's game. I was only six years old when it started Now I have parted from this hell cause daddy went to jail. I hide away each night, try to stay out of sight. He hurt me in so many ways I would of never of been the same. The secrete with in these walls would make your skin just crawl. The things I've done an seen as I was just so small.

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Paul Callus

Date: 4/10/2016 2:57:00 PM

Hi Anita....now I can better understand your first poem posted here. I am so sorry that you had to go through so much at a tender age. I hope you will learn to live with it; Shaunda's comments go to prove that the future can be much brighter. ~ All the best and take care. // paul

Anita Harris
Date: 4/10/2016 5:46:00 PM

Thank you dear friend, may I enjoy ready some of your beautiful poems as well.

Shaunda Lindsay

Date: 4/7/2016 12:59:00 AM

We are sisters in common with our childhoods filled filthy fathers and unfit mothers. How can people do this to their children? They destroy us if we let them. We fight to pretend a normalcy we will never have. A 7 and well deserved.

Anita Harris

Date: 3/19/2016 12:26:00 PM

This is something I went through every day of my life Ive changed somethings in my poems but in reality I was very small when I was being hurt every day. I did try killing myself many times. I endured so much horror that all my poems are what I went through as a kid an what I experienced in my life. I don't talk about it. I put it into poems because I love poetry. Its my way of telling my story without actually being around people

Shaunda Lindsay
Date: 4/10/2016 2:21:00 AM

I can tell what you say is so true about the horror you've been through. I am glad your parents are in prison where they belong. There is hope dear. I lived a life very similar to your and it affected me in every aspect of my life. Then I found true love and happiness. I've been married for 30 years to the love of my life and couldn't ask for more. Wishing the best for you and your future..

Shaunda Lindsay
Date: 3/26/2016 10:29:00 AM

hello sister...I've been reading your sad tale and thank you for the bravery it takes to write about the horror of a childhood you've had. Like you, I put my terrible childhood in poetry because it was a way to say it happened without the shame. God bless dear.