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.

[Bullet Soul]

What a terrible situation this must have been, for both you and this girl.
This is an amazing poem, full of so much pain and sorrow. How hateful someone like this must be, to put a little girl through so much in her life. This an extremely powerful piece, here. I only hope that things have improved greatly for this friend of yours.

[Fallacy Pharmacy]

Wow... I have tears in my eyes now :/

I agree with the comment below, this poem is very literal, which is rare (and very good!), since most poems are metaphorical. A heartbreaking story told very powerfully, well done :)

[jacjac44]

pretty cool, i think i'll keep an eye on you

[Lexi]

omg i have like teary eyes, its so beautiful seriously :)

[Chelsea.]

Oh my god. I'm so very sorry that this happened to your friend. But looking at the poem itself, it was good. Slightly rocky, but not really noticeable. Well written. Oh, and to kind of answer your question "why god why". This is just my opinion and how i view things, but if you do believe in god, i believe that he has your life's obstacles planned out from the start. Some have it worse, some have it better. It all depends. I dont think he would give you anything you cant handle, and also, you're supposed to come out of whatever difficult situation learning a lesson of some sort. I know what you may be thinking "what kind of lesson can that possibly be !?" . well , its not always a nice way of learning that lesson you have to learn. But perhaps this event made your friend stronger, among various other things. & maybe without this happening, she wouldnt be who she is today. Just my opinion. [:

[Coyote Poetry]

A sad and complete story in your poem. What is done by evil people in this world make you want to hurt someone. A good friend can awake the soul of a broken Angel from the hurt and abuse also. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[A]

This is so sad. I couldn't imagine being on either side of this story. Your position or her position. Just goes to show how carrying people can be...like you. And how strong they can be as well...her for not giving up even with such a horrible experience. Sad poem but very well written. I love the emotion in this piece. Great poem :)

[ebur™]

Very sad story that left me grateful that the man was caught. Glad you were there and a great friend. This poem had an overwhelming affect, wonderful job.

[A Touch of Insanity:)]

Very saddening... It's such a shock finding out the things happening in your friends' lives. Excellent write, it is quite amazing