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Same Old Aged Story
I was listening to "Concrete Angel" by Martina McBride one night and I randomly got inspired to write a poem about a young girl who was abused by her dad. If you've never heard the song, go look up the music video on youtube. It's a beautiful song. But very sad sad Again criticism is welcomed smile

Same old aged story
An angry father
A defenseless daughter
Nothing but screams of « I’m Sorry! »

She doesn’t know what she’s done
Or why she deserves this
He leans down to give her a kiss
He smiles now, he’s had his fun

She cries silently
« Why daddy? Why? »
Sometimes she wished she could just die
He locks the door, only one key

It’s the same routine everyday
He comes home furious
She stopped being curious
She takes the beating, continues thinking « It will all be okay »

She hides every single mark
No one notices her silence
She’s the quiet one, never in defiance
Afraid of speaking up, and being locked in the dark

« If you tell a soul... » The same threat over and over again
She continues to cry, wishing she could tell someone
Let go of the burden, wishing this all to be done
Continues wishing, to find a safe haven

One day her sleeve slips up
The teacher asks how she got hurt
« I tripped that’s all, I fell in the dirt »
The teacher disbelieving wonders what’s up

Again and again, a hit, a cry, a « Shut it! »
She knows she won’t have much longer
He’s getting out of hand, and nothing but stronger
She wonders how her mother took his fits

Almost too late she decides to tell
Coming to school one day, limping on one foot
She walked up to her teacher, gave her a look
The teacher looked sadly, as the girl’s tears fell

No words needed to be said
The teacher knew what was going on
She called the police, but daddy was long gone
The girl knew she wouldn’t end up dead

No more days of wishing she wasn’t born
No more fears of daddy coming back
Her life finally getting back on track
No longer was forlorn

She can visit mommy’s gravestone
Visiting the angel she missed most
Always feeling the presensce of her ghost
Now she never felt alone

She hugs her newborn daughter
A new found father walks towards his child
A little protective new mommy’s eyes go wild
« Don’t worry, I won’t hurt her. »

A man and a little girl sharing a moment
She smiles, knowing that not all men are horrible
Knowing that this daughter father moment is truely adorable
Glad to know that not all men only torment.