Does it Ever Go Away?

Does it Ever Go Away?

What did I do to deserve this?

To be physically, emotionally, and verbally abused,

Beaten with objects whether it was wrong or right,

Mistreated behind closed doors where no-one else could see.

Why does this pain that scars a child’s mind stay for life?

Can this pain ever fade away?

Will the memory of the beatings, hair pulling and name calling ever disappear?

Can the thoughts of the physical torture be erased?

How does this child grow older and still feel worthless?

Do they ever get over feeling like they deserve everything that happens to them?

Searching for someone to trust, but betrayed even by them.

Cheated on, called names, and put down by them as well.

Reliving the dread of the night for this is where all bad things happened to you,

Never feeling safe even when lying beside someone, especially if they reopened the scar,

Bringing back a flood of voices to ring in your head,

Leading you to trust no-one ever again…

7/12/2015