Emma Lee

True story of a friend of mine.

There is a little girl 

her name is Emma Lee 

little does she know

how much she means to me.

But there is a sad story 

that follows this little girl 

a sad tale of pain and lies 

that changed the view of the world.

There was a man of twenty-seven 

that lived in her small house, 

with her family he would stay 

she was smaller then a mouse.

Still a kid

not yet a teen

this man took her clothes 

and crushed her dreams.

She lied and lied about this guy

saying all was fine and right

until one day it all came out

on that cold and cloudy night.

He went to court 

he did some time

all was calm

it all seemed fine.

Three years later

he was back again 

doing the same thing 

he did back then.

Emma would deny the truth

she wouldn't tell a soul,

I knew something was sure not right

by the way it took its toll.

I sat her down 

and talked to her 

found out what 

she had endured.

I drove her down 

to see someone

I told the cops 

to get this scum.

They did their job

they got the guy,

I wonder this

oh why God why.

Never will 

she be the same

I hate that guy 

cause he's to blame.

This is the story 

of Emma the girl

a tale of great sorrow 

that corrupted her world.

Author's Note

This is a true story of one of my friends so please no rude comments

Reviews

[heido]

It's very literal, which is rare in poetry, seeing as poetry is more often the not metaphorical. It's refreshing and carries well enough along a story line.
Perhaps if I might suggest, breaking convention and rhyming schemes. Things can turn out so incredibly powerful when the full scope of ones vocabulary is allowed to go wild and take any form it needs to.

[Undying Glory]

we're all really sorry for what happened to your friend. thanks a lot for sharing this poem, really sad but still great. good work

[Deaths Cold Kiss]

this is sad but i like it very much.... i hope your friend is doing fine

[Lilly]

wow. this is good - so sad but so real - great work here.

[Picture of Poetry]

That is so sad. I'm so sorry this happened. This is a great poem, it old a story and had a flow. I love it. But, this is truly a heart breaking tale.

[Thomas Pynk]

What an awful situation. I sympathize with your friend.
Very well written, it brought tears to my eyes.
With All Due Respect,
Thomas Pynk
P.S. Thank you for joining my little group.

[Kayla]

Oh wow! That is so sad!! Things like that should never happen to people. And I'm sorry that it happened to ur friend!! My friend's ex-bf was abused. Very sad story. Anyways. I loved ur poem cuz of how it's written. It tells a story. And I like how it spreads awareness about things like that. If u want to here another really sad story, go to youtube and watch the Peter Connelly (I'm not sure if there is one n or two n's in the last name" Story. I cried.

[Emily?]

I think not only is this such an amazing, and a intense piece of writing, but also some people may be able to relate too it. Which isn't a very good thing, but I think you may see my point. Writing like this not only pushes people too speak the truth, but It alerts people for the future. And sometimes the best poems come from real life situations. Thank you so much for writing this! It truly is amazing=)

[lindsay]

I love how you made a such a rotten event into a beautiful poem. I love that the rhyme scheme was simple for such a serious topic, it brought such a somber tone to the poem. My favorite, although perhaps the saddest lines are the last. They really tie in the story. I commend you for writing this. It's a really tough topic.

[Katie]

I can't say I like this poem because it would then mean I enjoyed reading about your friends story. I wish no one had to go through what your friend Emma did- but sadly enough- more girls than you think go through the same situation. But the way you painted the picture of horror and sadness was very real. I am glad to know the guy is locked up- he deserves hell.

[Felicity Winter]

Wow this is amazing, I really enjoyed this. It is also sad though.