Nightmares

This is from a very dark place that still haunts me. And I have to get it out now or else I'll never let it go.

Daddy

I'm sorry

I messed up

I'll try my best

 To make you proud

Daddy

please stop

I'm scared

so very scared of you right now

Daddy

Don't!

Don't lock the door

please, please let me out

I'm sorry

Daddy

it's so lonely in here

you took away my books

my music

I don't like being alone

Papa

I missed my birthday today

I've learned my lesson I promise

I miss grandma

why can't I go out and see her?

She doesn't know does she?

I've been confined to my room

almost half a year has gone by

Dad

I never told you why

I left to live with Mom

maybe she'll care for me

instead of punish me

when I'm so very confused.

Author's Note

I've always found support when I started writing here. Please don't judge too harshly until you know what being abandoned really feels like.

Reviews

[Jersey]

If anyone tries to judge you on this they are a fool. The way you have captured the feeling of abandonment is...I don't even know what words to use for it. I don't think words would do it justice. The emotions beyond what is first noticed when reading this are so hard to ignore, they force a reader to feel your emotions. Which is not a bad thing.

[Alicia Schroeder]

this poem is sad and a greatly writtin, I can relate to it in a way, but not as harshly as what you must have gone through.

[Matthew Kult]

Hello Dani Mae,

I don't judge, I just feed off the sweet suffering of others. It's like ice cream...cold...and delicious.

I am sorry this happened to you, and I do hope you have started to heal. Time will help you feel better, but the scars will always be real. I felt your pain, and that is what a good writer is suppose to do. Excellent job.

Regards,

Matthew

[David W Moore III]

Writing can be very cathartic. I learned that at a young age. It's where a lot of my (especially dark) writing comes from. And yes, I think it does make you feel better (and is much cheaper than therapy!) Very emotional piece here and presented with a sense of tactile. Nicely done.