Midnight Skies Hold Secrets

A poem about child abuse....

Midnight Skies

Hold Secrets.

How many times

Have you wished

For eternal bliss? 

For a jar of 

Twinkling stars?

To ride a shooting star

Far

Far away?

Midnight Skies

Hold Secrets.

They whisper 

Fairy-tales to 

Neglected childhoods.

They sprinkles pixie-dust 

To break down

Society's rust

Consuming dreamers.

 

Midnight Skies

Hold Secrets.

Children

Gaze at stars

To help forget 

The scars

On their 

Innocent Hearts...

Another Hatred casualty...

Don't take away

Their midnight play.

Let them dream,

Let them believe

In 

Justice

and 

Fantasy.

Let them believe

Love isn't fake.

Have a heart,

Let them make

A world 

Like heaven.

That is where you

Want to go too,

Right?

Midnight Skies

Hold Secrets.

Midnight skies 

Know the cure

To a selfish world;

The vast voids

Of twists and curls,

Of mystery and possibly,

Open Up 

For impossible dreams

From neglected children...

From any children.

Midnight Skies

Hold Secrets.

Children

Don't live to

Hate.

Children

Haven't met Fate:

Stitches and blood.

Don't forget

You'll ruin them...

Midnight Skies 

Hold Secrets.

Destroyed your own dreams

And

Ruined your own 

Make-believe

Reality.

Are you proud?

Do you even know 

The sound

Of happiness?

Remember when you

Used to gaze at stars?

Pass on Hurt.

Desolate Innocence

With Corruption.

Hurt a child,

You'll hurt yourself 

More.

One day,

When your at Hell's doors

You'll wish you loved

Her more.

Of course,

You don't believe

Any of this...

Expand that ego,

Let is overflow.

But remember...

The Midnight Skies

Hold Secrets

You'll never know.

Author's Note

"I think the toughest battle in life is to remain that pure, innocent, optimistic child we all once were. Society tries to teach you to become logical and 'proper,' but I think the only way to survive is to remember that, at one point in time, you believed you could do anything, and you didn't care about what other people thought. And isn't that what people tell you to do all the time anyway?" Me

"There's something that only you can do in this world. Just because you may think of yourself as ordinary or someone that will never be 'cool' or 'popular', there's a goal that only you can achieve. There's an impression that only you can give other people. There's a life changing event that only you can create. No one can replace you. Don't give up on yourself." Me

"And finally I twist my heart round again, so that the bad is on the outside and the good is on the inside, and keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would so like to be, and could be, if there weren't any other people living in the world." Anne Frank

"It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart." Anne Frank

“Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.” James Dean

“Dreams are illustrations... from the book your soul is writing about you.” Marsha Norman

“In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.” Michael Jackson

Reviews

[Jaded Mermaid]

I adore this for so many reasons. You portrayed something most never uncover, truth be told, and you raised awareness in such a manner that it's loudly spoken of and just...contageous, makes all of us as readers somehow want to make our own differences in lives and not just miss signs.

[MaggieSummers]

and indeed the midnight skies do hold secrets shared by many... can totally relate to this well written gentle poem. The twist at the end is perfect.

[Muse]

With children of my own I find this to be so powerful and well done! Loved the visuals, your words made this a great peice of art.

[Blue Moon Ice Cream]

This poem is written from an interesting perspective. I don't think I've ever read a poem that speaks directly to the abuser before. Some of those pictures below the poem were just heart-breaking.

[ButterflyWonderland]

I think this is one of my favorites by you so far. I've written a lot of poems on child abuse, but this is simply amazing. Thank you for sharing.