Child's Play

RebeccaWeston
Author: RebeccaWeston
Word Count: 193
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Come and get your tea
You’re already really late
Why get a wash at this time?
Get down here now
– smack

You’ve scratched all your bike
I’m not buying you anything else
Look at the state of it
You think I’m made of money
– whack

Did he have to pull me off my bike
and drag it across the ground?
I hope my neck doesn’t bruise,..... so
a chain lock does come in handy then !!

The loo’s the only place where I can be alone
Stifling my cries so I can not be heard
My fault again !! Why am I so bad?
but I shouldn’t have been playing there

Maybe I will go unpunished
and he won’t tell mum and dad
Because I really can’t take anymore
of them knowing that I’m so bad

Why did he have to do
all those really nasty things
I hate it running down my legs
when I haven’t got a hankie

I didn’t want to eat my tea, but
I’d be in trouble for that too
I’ve slaved over a hot stove
While you were out enjoying yourself!!!

© RebeccaWeston 2009

  • Erika .

    Erika .

    wow, this poem hit me like a rock.

    This part just got me:
    Because I really can’t take anymore
    of them knowing that I’m so bad

    I’m speechless. Powerful poem, Rebecca.

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Phew !! Thanks Erika – that’s such a relief. When you post something so awful (and real) you can’t help but wait and see how it’s been recieved. Thank you for that {{{hug}}} XX

  • Erika .

    Erika .

    Oh I perfectly understand what you mean. But poetry is powerful. You are very welcome, my friend. XX

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Thanks Erika darling XX

  • dogfish

    dogfish

    very deep and even more-so powerful!

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Thank you – it’s always difficult to ‘air’ this kind of work XX

  • MoonSpiral

    MoonSpiral

    But it takes a real poet to bring the darkness into the light. We have to be more conscious of child abuse, and of how we treat our precious children. This is beautiful!!

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Thank you so much for your lovely words, I totally agree with you XX Becca

  • Selkie

    Selkie

    I agree with MoonSpiral. Hurts to read, though…

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Thanks S x. I hope I haven’t added to your pain… XX
    Becca

  • Selkie

    Selkie

    Oh, no, Becca. Silence is a killer when it comes to child abuse. Keep it up; it needs to be said.
    xo

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Thanks babe {{HUG}} XX
    Becca

  • SallyAnne Rutherford

    SallyAnne Ruth...

    Powerful and very moving. The child is very strong.

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Thank you SallyAnne – she has already been thru’ quite alot by this time. And as she already knows about sex and how to keep quiet, she is no stranger to pulling up her socks and just getting on with it.
    Thanks for taking the time to read and leave feedback – I appreciate it very much XX
    Becca

  • colorblind

    colorblind

    YOU’RE AN OCEAN THAT WAVES WITH EMOTION
    TRULY…SINCERELY COLORBLIND

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Wow wow – get the builder, i’ll need the doorframe widening !!! hehe
    Very much appreciated !!!! XX
    Becca

  • rubyjo

    rubyjo

    makes me hurt to read it, the survivial skills of children…

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Thanks rubyjo – I know children have to be so resilient XXXX

  • jacqleen

    jacqleen

    Ok…............I feel like I’m being punished here…............can’t STOP CRYING…..!
    Your Words just have a WAY of reaching my heart and soul….........and just LOVE your SPIRIT! xxx

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Aww jacqleen please don’t say that mwah {{{HUGS}}}}
    Bless you and thank you so much for reading ALL my work today !!! XX

  • Samantha Liddell

    Samantha Liddell

    Powerful & disturbing. Brilliantly done!

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Thank you very much Samantha XXXX

  • silverstrummer - David Everitt

    silverstrummer...

    Wow another powerful poem bless …....... it doesn’t bear thinking about but these things should be brought to the light. x – David

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Thank you Dave – I agree – although the only place I have ever felt safe enough to share it, is here on RB – it’s all the love and support I feel from good people like yourself XX
    Becca

  • happyfeet5

    happyfeet5

    This does hurt. But it has to be brought out in the open because people don’t want to see or hear. I wrote one in Spanish, which I might add, it is not half as good as this one, but, maybe I’ll translate and post, but it is called, The Silent Scream. And that is what this is. They scream, but to themselves for they have stay quiet and they scream and no one wants to listen. They’d prefer for someone else to speak about the abuse. And the children think it is all of their fault and that they have been bad. You have spoken about a topic that everyone has to hear whether they like it or not and act. Thanks for putting this out on behalf of the children out there. Maybe if somebody here reads this and knows about a child being abused, whether it be sexual, emotional, or physical may he or she have the courage to go to the authorities. It may save a childs life and give him or her the chance for recuperating from the damages that have been done. Iris

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Thank you once again for your kind and beautiful words, Iris.
    If someone finds this helps in any small way, then it was worthwhile posting it.
    (I’m really sorry I took a while to answer, your comment didn’t show up on my feeds list?)
    Becca

  • autumnwind

    autumnwind

    So powerful and disturbing. It hurts so much to read…and know. love, shar xoxo

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    Thank you very much, Shar {{{HUGGS}}} XX
    Becca

  • happyfeet5

    happyfeet5

    Oh. my daughter came from Florida to visit for a few days, so I haven’t really been in here, and you know how this gets if you don’t go in after a while. There is a lot of catching up to do. So I think that is what happened here. I stood almost till 5 in the morning trying to catch up. Just woke up. Iris

  • RebeccaWeston replied

    It was a fault on my part, or RB !! X Thanks again
    I hope that you had a lovely time with your daughter XX

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