trauma

Mommy will you wake up today when I come home from school?

Mommy will my step dad hit you and I have to hide in my room protecting the kids?

Mommy we have no cable what will I watch now?

Mommy why did my step dad make another hole in the wall?

Mommy why are you so out of it again?

Mommy why did you fall to the floor and be taken to the hospital and we had to stay at nanas?

Mommy why am I going to live somewhere else away from my siblings?

Mommy when are you coming home?

Mommy why do me and my siblings have to live at our aunt's?

Mommy why do I have to visit you in rehab ?

Mommy are you clean now for good?

Mommy are we staying with you for good?

Mommy are we safe for good?


Mommy do you know the trauma you have put me through ?

Mommy do you know that I still love you?

Mommy do you know I will miss you when I go off?

Mommy do you know the trauma has made me stronger ?

Mommy do you know that I'm will always love you and the kids no matter what you do?

Reviews

[Eleanor]

Its simple but you explained the pain so smoothly!
Poetry is not complicated words,its about how much the writer can communicate with the reader.
This is beautiful :)

[Kamari's]

Thank you very mich

[JC]

powerful and emotional, to have to go through all of that and still see the good, to still have understanding and forgiveness is an immense quality. enjoyed the read.

[Kamari's]

Thank you:)

[Lucien Maier]

F*CKIN A! this is an awesome piece! well done.

This that bluntness coming out through the pen and its gives this piece fire!

[Kamari's]

It is the statement of my childhood thank you

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

It is so sad to see innocence exposed to the cruel realties of the world to soon… I just hope this is not a r=true story for you, if it is I am so sorry.

[Kamari's]

It is a true story

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Well I am so sorry to hear that my new poetic friend.

[Kamari's]

It is fine my friend