She awoke from her restless sleep.
Today she will face a twenty year fear..
She called upon all her inner strength..
She knew this HAD to be done..
She had to face him one on one..
The element of surprise..
the look on his face..
Was her only weapon
as she stepped into his place..
She looked him right in the eyes..
the window to his soul..
It was empty as it always was..
and always will be..
She knew that he had not changed..
but the girl inside her wished it so..
She wished him mental health..
She wished he knew what kind of hell
he put her through so long ago..
But to him it didn't matter
he only wanted her to go..
She felt a heavy sorrow for him ..
Life can be so sad..
After all at one time..
she use call him Dad.
Times change..
You cannot go back..
She only wanted a daddy..
but he left her bleeding on the floor..
Treated her as an object..
For his needs alone..
She was so young.. yet so very old..
As day by day year after year he distroyed her childhood soul ..
Daddy sure taught her a lot..
Pleasure always comes with pain..
Never really trust again..
The girl grew up..
she broke out of her prison..
She faces him and tells him..
You should have killed me
way back then..
Perhaps you didn't think
I had the strength to win..
So now I tell my story..
and the things that you did..
Remember them and pray
for your immortal soul..
I will ask God to forgive you
But we both must pay the toll..
I wouldn't count on heaven..
letting either of us in...
Now that both of our immortal souls are filled with sin.
Erica, if such a thing as heaven exists I can assure you, you would be let in. You are very talented and you teach us all a lesson about how awful life can be for some.
Reviewed by J John (Reader)
Reviewed on February 15, 2003
Fine write, difficult subject .. well done J & J
Reviewed by awkward poet (Reader)
Reviewed on February 15, 2003
i can relate to so much of this. i know what's it like to be there.
WHISPERS OF THE HEART is artist and author J. Allen Wilson's second book of poetry.It can be autographed and shipped within 48 hours of order. NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
Mary Angela Nangini's poems celebrate the richness of life and love. From the city to cottage-country and the roads in between, Nangini explores the changing seasons of her varied region. (This book will soon be reprinted in hard cover.)
josie