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Child Abuse Poems | Examples of Child Abuse Poetry

Child Abuse Poems - Examples of all types of child abuse poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for child abuse.
Gone
It's been months, still can't put myself together. Stupid of me to believe I'd be yours forever. The things your uncle did to you, your best friends suicide. All the horrors you went through, for you I often...Read the rest...
Categories: child abuse, devotion, loss,
Form: Rhyme



Ketchup Packet
My worst nightmare sat down beside me With the most angelic face And whispered things too hard to swallow His smile sweetening the taste “All that’s wicked has the upper hand “All that’s pure has gone...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, child abuse, dark,
Form: Free verse
Cowards
You paint me as the bad guy Colored in flaws from head to toe A priestess of dark magic Inciting men to wrecking havoc Though I'm not sure how this could be so For if I've authored...Read the rest...
Categories: child abuse, conflict, corruption,
Form: Rhyme
Sheep
People don't ever think for themselves There's this book I read on cultural evolution That says group think is an adaptation If someone says snake And you take the time to look for yourself You're dead Natural selection favors...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, anger, child abuse,
Form: Free verse
Requiem for a Motherless Child
REQUIEM FOR A MOTHERLESS CHILD Hallelujah….. Hallelujah…..Hallelujah Leaning on the somewhat-padded kneelers is a family lined horizontal to the father. This is as close as they’ve been to each other since the last show was put on. The first act...Read the rest...
Categories: child abuse, childhood, family,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member PART OF ME: A FALLEN CHILD
Part of my soul severed by their ruthless oppression, demoralization and exploitation of a frightened and abandoned child. Part of me drowning in detrimental sorrow as a 10 yr. old coerced by the evilness on the...Read the rest...
Categories: child abuse, abuse, anti bullying, child
Form: Free verse
Kessi Awendo, Certain Affairs Fay, Charms street Affair
A breeze of super heated love the ancients called it At the forth angle trumped up charges bemoan you Twas a case of of an eagle eating a chic..... cry folly Cry folly for Roy was as is...Read the rest...
Categories: child abuse, conflict, corruption,
Form: Free verse
Young One
In my mind There lives a child Scared, trembling Wounds still bleeding Young one, I did not wish this fate on you But the world is cruel There is no safe place to hide They will always find you Young one, do not...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, anxiety, child abuse,
Form: Free verse
Boy With An Eye
Betwixt the vibrant threads of a busy bazaar, A foreigner's gaze seize on a singular star, A boy with one eye, an enigma raid, Their dialogue begins, a journey to trade. "Your salesmanship shines," the foreigner inquires, "Does schooling attend...Read the rest...
Categories: boy, child abuse, courage,
Form: Epic
I'm Trapped
I'm trapped inside a maze that's my own head I don't know if I'd rather find a way out or be dead Twists and turns, memories that burn Burn the perfect picture of someone I thought I knew I'm...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, anxiety, child abuse,
Form: Rhyme
Beautiful Girls
I see the way your body dances through the halls of our home, how dirty you are. dirty little girl. My teacher said this is not what we do. Mom tells me this is bad. They’re wrong....Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, angst, child abuse,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member BOAT CHILDREN
Each day more arrivals in small inflatables escaping from troubles their homeland far away they cannot bear to stay so travel to UK a risky trip from home ...Read the rest...
Categories: child abuse,
Form: Rhyme
BYE ERN
BYE ERN There once was a man from Bavaria Whose actions could not be scarier In the woods where he lurked And at night where he worked It was designated as a no-go area But at heart he was a secretive...Read the rest...
Categories: child abuse,
Form: Limerick
playground scars
Little Girl swings in the air, legs pumping, wind in hair the closest to flight she’ll ever be. freedom and fairytales whisper in her ears, telling her with each swing, she’ll be closer to the clouds. Little Girl and Little...Read the rest...
Categories: child abuse, abuse, anger, angst, child
Form: Free verse
baby elephants - a letter to my mother
baby elephants stay with their mothers their whole lives they follow them for miles, hiding in the maternal shade of large, floppy ears, perfect for listening to their cries. so why, mom, did you leave your baby, even after...Read the rest...
Categories: child, child abuse, childhood,
Form: Free verse

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