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Twenty Year Fear
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A step father..

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..



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 Reviews of "Twenty Year Fear"
Reviewed by Sara Coslett
Reviewed on February 16, 2003
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.

Reviewed by Josephine Bohen
Reviewed on February 15, 2003
such strength and power in your words
josie

Reviewed by Bhuwan Thapaliya
Reviewed on February 15, 2003
This is excellent write...Cheers

Reviewed by Ted Sheridan (Reader)
Reviewed on February 15, 2003
Very powerful and heartfelt write.


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