Broken
No one knew that daddy's baby girl had been through hell and back beginning at the age of nine. Crying silent tears that burned inside of her eyes. That night she was broken afterwards rolled over and went to sleep. Spoke no word of this, this was another one of those "painful secrets" she would always keep. On the outside she is smiling, but on the inside hysterically crying. Wanting to tell someone, anyone, but she is terrified, because she knows that they will say that she was lying.
She waits in the darkness for mom to realize that something is wrong. Why does she feel weak when she has always been strong?
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Peace and God's Blessings to you and yours...This was very moving. It is sad that this act is exactly that..."A painful secret" especially in neighborhoods of color...Thank you for having the courage to commit something so tragic, taboo, and poignant to paper...I too have Poetry about that dreadful thing I was hesitant at first to pen...I hope to share that with this family as the days go by...Continue to a courageous writer, and May The Good Lord Bless you in every endeavor....and, Grant You Peace...
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Prettygirl23, it always takes the most strength to write about our darkest times. I applaud you for this. May you continue to be blessed in every way. Keep writing. Thank you for sharing this.
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Very nice
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