I came home from school, early one day <br />Because my mom said, she had something to say <br />She carried me out that day, and fed me good <br />Like only a mother really would <br />And told me that evening, that she was giving me up <br />I cried like a baby, and i hurt so in side <br />As i watch my mom leave the drive <br />I took a deep breath, swallowed my pride <br />I knew she loved me, and she meant well <br />But she had no idea, she dropped me off in hell <br />The first weeks were good, they seem so fun <br />But after that third week, i wanted to run <br />Life wasn't that simple, a slap to the face <br />Or a fist to the temple <br />I lay in bed and cried at night, wondering what it was <br />I didn't do right <br />I always tried to do my best <br />But it's really hard with little rest <br />Things got worse, as day went by <br />I was taught with pain, not to cry <br />As i watched him stagger through the door <br />Holding the walls, so he wouldn't hit the floor <br />I hated to see him come home that way <br />Because i knew, that there would be hell to pay <br />Then one night, i started to go eat <br />I felt something hit my head <br />And knocked me off my feet <br />As i picked myself up off the floor <br />Next thing i remember <br />Was my head going through the a door <br />as i sat there in pain <br />With blood from my head <br />I thought they would help me <br />But they laughed instead <br />I thought it would get better <br />As time went by, and soon i learned <br />That it was a lie, as time goes by <br />Things get bad <br />Because it doesn't take much <br />To make him mad <br />But years have passed, and times have changed <br />The pain inside me still remains <br />The anger, i have learned to control <br />But the pain they caused, <br />will stay with me till i grow old.<br /><br />Tracy Rollings<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-life-child-abuse-it-s-all-real/
