Remember me?

A monologue/slam poem to raise awareness of child abuse.

To my “parents”

Hi

Do you remember me?

I bet you don’t

That tiny little innocent girl?

Neh, she disappeared a few years ago

Since her “parents” loved feasting on her

Dropping her self-esteem

Suffocating her with darkness

Not even a single light cast upon her

You really don’t remember me, do you?

You know…

Your own DAUGHTER

Who was locked out of the house

Who was just trying to tell you about her own achievements

YOUR daughter

Who was sitting and crying in the corner

Every single day

Who was tormented by an everlasting rain of boulders

Every single day

Who was starved and drenched in perspiration

Every single day

Do you remember me, now?

The child you said you love

The child you said you’d care for

The child you said you’d treasure

But really,

Did you really love me?

Did you really care for me?

Did you even treasure me?

HOW WONDERFUL you two are

Spawns of evil,

I now tell you

I’m not pretty

I’m not intelligent

I’m not hot

I’m not a top-scorer in school

I definitely am not good in math

But

At least I care

At least I’m strong enough to endure this torturing hell

At least I believed

At least I tried

So what if you didn’t like my face

So what if you hated my guts

So what if I sucked at math

So what if you wanted a son instead

So what if you were frustrated

So what if i wasn’t the diamond you were digging for

Am I just a mere bag of meat you just had to tear

DO YOU REMEMBER WHO I AM?

I AM YOUR DAUGHTER

Remember me?

Author's Note

Ah this slam poem is inspired by some of my friends who are abused at home. Note the stereotype because we are Asians so Math is usually a subject we are 'supposed' to be good at in most Asian parents' eyes. I hope you enjoy this though~