stop

i wonder
when it will
stop
when i can go to school
without crying
when i can look in the mirror
without shame
when i can turn
and no one is laughing
when i can look my parents in the eye
when i can wake up and realize
it was just a bad dream
when it won't hurt
and i can smile
when i can just
be a kid
when
that is what i might never know
ever
the tears
the screams
the scars

Author's Note

stop child abuse