Best Poems Written by Rachel Primmer

I Am From

I am from a broken home,
broken hearts 
and broken dreams.
I am from tear stained cheeks,
flashing lights
and cowering underneath the table.
I am from a forgotten past,
one I try not to remember.
I am from children services,
paperwork and court.
I am from the tear soaked earth,
from thunderstorms and rain
sleepless nights and all too 
frequent nightmares.
I am from anger and pain. 
I am from being the girl that "cried wolf"
a girl that no one believed.
I am from court and binding paperwork
and having no say.
I am from contemplation
but never action.
I am from saving others
while drowning in myself.

Copyright © Rachel Primmer | Year Posted 2011