WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

This is something for the perpetrators side.

What are you looking at?

You want to see how I hit this brat?

You see he behaves like a wild pig

Can't sit and always say I want to pee

Crying all the time

Sayin'  I wan't this and that mommy

Crazy

I am definitely gettin' dizzy

No food to eat and no money on my pocket

How could he not understand

Damn

This child is a headache

I start pinching him and kicking

Watch now as I hit him with a stick

Now he's cryin'

Noise noise noise

Do me a favor stop yelling

Telling

It's not my right to hit my child

Who then would discipline him?

Feeling

Numbness, Senseless, Frozen

all the doors and windows are locked

so no one could see the torture

He's shouting

Slap hit

Slap hit

That is what I do to him

When I'm hungry and he's cryin'

You lemme see child abuse

Now I let you see poverty

Don't just stare at me

You are of no use!

What are you looking at?

You want to see how I molest a daughter?

You see she behaved like a w***e

Wearing revealing clothes to me

Lookin' good in my eyes

Sayin' thank you for being a good father daddy

Craving

Selling drugs is the only way for living

No food to eat and no money on my pocket

How could I resist this feeling

Damn

This life is a mess

I started usin' killin' and fighting

Go home hit my daughter

found her crying

Sexin'

Keep on doing the same thing to her

over and over again

Noise noise noise

Do me a favor stop yelling

Telling

It's not my right to sexually abused my child

Who then would use her?

Feeling

Numbness, Senseless, Frozen

all the doors and windows are locked

so no one could see the torture

She's shouting

Slap hit

Slap hit

That is what I do to her

When I use drugs and she's cryin'

You lemme see sexual abuse

Now I let you see poverty

Don't just stare at me

You are of no use!

Author's Note

I just want you to understand that if we really do want to help someone from abuse we need not to only stare. Others want to end abuse but what they do is just stare. Not really helping. File a case, refer the child to a child caring institution, report the abuse, file a blotter report to the police, be an instrument for awareness, shout if you have to, help people in poverty. DO SOMETHING.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This is a very powerful message, but I'm not sure it comes across as being very sympathetic to either side of such abuse situations. This isn't a drawback, becuz your message is still very thought-provoking & meaningful . . . not condemning, but just not sympathetic either. Just laying it out there as it can sometimes be, both sides looking ugly & inconceivable, not whitewashing anything. I like the jagged way you spit out the various words & short phrases with dynamic verbs & feelings, it gets across your sensations of a person so overwhelmed or frustrated that they're sputtering out their venom or hopelessness. All that construction & word choice stuff is so well done here to show instead of tell. This is the poster child for show instead of tell. I'm a child of many years of constant abuse, both sexual & violence, so I can say that I embrace all aspects of the childhood that formed me into who I am. This should be accepted by all & your poem definitely gets this across strongly (((HUGS)))

[Uranus]

Written in the irresponsible parents' point of view. They could make excuses all they want but still, there's no excuse in abusing your children. It's not your children's fault, it's not the people's fault. It's your fault.
I do get the author's point that we should not just "stare" at these children. They need our help. We NEED to do something.

[Glen Weimann]

Hi. I was browsing and came upon this. As others have said, you have written a really powerful angry piece. I haven't (yet) looked at your other work but this is remarkable. As you say, people may see but not report or intervene. You may be interested to know that there's a training scheme rolling out in some parts of UK for cab drivers because they see a lot and don't always know when or how to do something.

[CAPOLAVORO]

Thank you so much Nigel. I would love to do some research about that in UK. Maybe we could try and apply it in our country somehow. Thank you so much for the information and reading my piece. :)

[arucard]

The sad reality is that no matter the problem or how big the problem is very few people will do something. They see many events go down: abuse, murder, rape, molestation, and worst but will still do nothing about it. The world is broken and this is one of the main reasons why. People will sit and watch but will not do.

[CAPOLAVORO]

That is true Arucard. Just a sad reality but still an eye opener for us. There is still something we could do. Something we could offer for the sake of humanity. Thank you so much for reading.

[Shabeeh Haider]

A sad reality.
Poverty , however is no excuse to carry out child abuse.
Your authors note is very correct as well. Action should be taken against these people.

[CAPOLAVORO]

Thank you so much for reading. Thank you for giving my note a time also. I do believe that Poverty is never a curse nor an illness that would be past from one generation to another. It is a condition that CAN and MUST be CHANGED! :)

[Shabeeh Haider]

True indeed

[CAPOLAVORO]

ops sorry for the typo it's pass not past. :)

[Joey Nizz]

People sometime are useless and helpless, we are all of the same and we need to help each other no matter who we are helping it doesnt matter, dont just stand and stare at the situation, get your a*s up and do something about it, what id it happened to you? wouldnt you want someone to help out?

Great work, keep it up.

[CAPOLAVORO]

Thank you so much. Yes, some people are just unconscious that what they do is just staring instead of helping. Some people are also good at talking and not moving. We just need to do something. Period.

[Joey Nizz]

Your welcome and yeah, people are just like what you said "unconscious" and so helpless that something bad will happen to the person who needs help and it will be too late.
Honestly these people make me sick. You have a tongue speak up if you cant do anything about it let others hear you to help you help the person in need.

[Somu]

an extraordinary work....i loved it :)

[CAPOLAVORO]

Thank you so much. I love how you love it also, :)

[Somu]

:) you are welcome

[wordman]

i guess we all need to cry out,maybe one day it will change.but the world would have to change a mind set

[CAPOLAVORO]

Well said wordman. You are indeed a man of good words. :)

[wordman]

thank you ! and you`re welcome

[heartspeaks]

Deep! Great words used to make it a satire depicting the issues of society... Not all have such ability. The poem grips the heart and really pulls us inside the poem to such an extent to stop the wrong.. Well done! Great write ... All the best

[CAPOLAVORO]

Thank you so much heartspeaks. It is good to know that you enjoy it. :)

[heartspeaks]

your welcome...n i loved it

[duff]

Brutally raw writing that smacks you in the face. Beautifully confrontational and provocative work.
Nicely done:)

[CAPOLAVORO]

Thank you so much. Glad you liked it duff. :)

[duff]

You're welcome and I did!