Poor Sarah

I must be a terrible child

Because I’m always in trouble

I can’t remember the last time I smiled

Or last time I was cuddled

 

I sit in my dark room

Holding back my tears

Surrounded only by my gloom

My name is Sarah

And I’m only of six years

 

I hear the door swing open

And I start to tremble with fear

Daddy started yelling

His breath stank of beer

 

While daddy ran upstairs

I heard my mommy sob

And when daddy punched me in the face

My nose began to throb

 

Mommy let out a scream

But mommy was too afraid

I can only dream

What would have happened if mommy stayed

But she didn’t, she left me there to die

Tears pour down my rosy cheeks

I couldn’t help but cry

Then daddy kicked me in my side

 

I scream out in pain

Hoping someone would hear

If only someone would’ve came

I now lay riddled with fear

 

I close my eyes, to try to dream the hurt away

And then I fell unconscious

But I didn’t wake up that day

My name is Sarah

And I am six years of age

And, sadly, I died that day

 

But I see Mommy

I watch her from up above

She seems happy without me

And without me, she fell in love

 

But my dad he going to ruin it

He’s tracking her down as we speak

He’s going to hurt her next

She hasn’t seen him sneak

Author's Note

What do you think? It's for a contest.

Reviews

[Courtney Taylor]

ya thx annabeth luckily she isnt real but shes suppodsed to represent the kids out there tht liv a life like hers

[AK]

Beautiful absolutely beautiful. I really liked this poem. But poor Sarah I feel so bad for her. Too much to go through for a six year old really.

[Courtney Taylor]

it was like a reason to cry or something so...its good

[Sophie]

no words. No freaking words can describe this, I am awed Courtney, screw Exile, this is my fave! Ok, I love Exile too, haha. What contest?