Mr. Teddy Bear

Behind each family's front door is a secret that no one else knows about. This is a song to anyone who has been hurt by their family before (warning: it is very sad).

Little five year old girl

Beautiful blonde hair

Holding her only friend

Mr. Teddy Bear

 

Daddy’s an alcoholic

Mommy’s an addict

They hate her so much

She sleeps in the attic

 

They beat her everyday

Saying they hope she dies

She says nothing

Just lays and cries

 

But she still loves them

Even if they wish her dead

Yet at night she bleeds

Sleeping quietly on her bed

 

Only left to talk to

Mr. Teddy Bear

Whispering in silence

As she cries there

 

Then mommy comes home

Tired of her horrid life

She goes to the kitchen

Pulls out a butcher’s knife

 

She goes to the attic

Opens the big, creaky door

Girl’s still silently crying

Her tears filling the floor

 

Mommy hits her in the face

Thinking its all for the best

Then screaming I hate you,

She stabs the girl in the chest

 

Police come by the house

Take Mommy and Daddy away

They go up to the attic

With hearts torn that day

 

Little dead five year old girl

Blood-stained blonde hair

Holding her only friend

Mr. Teddy Bear

Author's Note

Ignore any lines that don't rhyme, I was trying to do ABCB but I'm pretty sure I messed up somewhere.

Reviews

[Amber Bariaktari NYC Fi..]

The first few lines only give us a clue that maybe the little girl is going through hard or sad times, but then as poem picks up mometum, you begin to feel the weight and your heart drops to the floor. At first, it seems like maybe her friend is only the teddy bear because simply she has no other friends, but then you begin, or at least I did, that the little girl clings to her teddy bear, her only friend. And by the end it is quite fitting that even in her death her body is holding that little teddy bear. Very nicely done, I love a piece like this. I would love to see what you would do writing happily, but of a dark subject, may be morbid and sing song like quality.

[theunknownchick]

I love thiss =) It was amazing and soo sad.
Nice job=)

[Jemma]

Ahh this was incredably sad. It kind of reminds me of this song called Concrete Angel by Martina Mcbride. Its kind of heart breaking. Very depressing. I know a lot of people would be able to relate to this. Even if not to the actual abuse but to the emotional side of things. Very well written.