My Monster by Heather Chamakese

My Monster He was my monsterHe kept me scabbed up,He knew how to keep me in lineThe tactics that held me his forever-prisoner,The kind of monster you only hear about,He was the devil some days not only a monster,The days she thought she was in hell,But in her mind she was far awayTo her it […]

Inner Demons (song lyrics) by Lisa Marie Carter

Spoken Intro) We all have our demons, screaming through our brain;yelling and telling us to come back home again…. V) Lost in a hell of my own makinga poisoning at my own hand. Can’t seem to gain steady footingmuch less make a solid stand. PreCH) Wasted day, wasted nightpretty soon a wasted life… CH) Inner demons, […]

She Dreams by Terri Lanahan

Hi! I am an adult Survivor of CSA and this is one of my poems. Writing poetry was instrumental in my healing. She Dreams She dreams of a life without any tears.She dreams that someone will take away her fears.She prays that the abuse will end.She prays that her heart will mend.She wonders why no […]

A Woman Like Me by Yvette Dove

A Woman Like Me You don’t want to fall for a woman like me.I have scars marked so deep that you can not see.They are hidden away, buried beneath the skin,How would I show you? Where would I begin? Do I begin at the start? Back to early years?Do I begin explaining? What’s behind my tears?Do […]

A Father’s “Love” by Mike Chapman

TRIGGER WARNING: This poem is both graphic and descriptive of the abuse I experienced, but I have avoided vulgar language. First, let me give you some background… When I was 30 (I am in my late-50s now), I uncovered repressed memories of being sexually abused by my father at age 3. In 2019, I sought […]

Ugly Dress by Elizabeth Shane

Ugly Dress Pretty with flowers, liberating and freeLots of movement for the eye to seeA little girl’s dream to wear such a dress, but under the layers she cries in distressAll severed and torn, damaged and shaken for her childhood innocence has now been takenNo longer simple and worn in vain she now tries to […]

Follow Me. by Ollie

Follow me. I remember the flowers were budding that year,My 9th birthday had just passed in the third grade,A marvelous day.The sun was shining,My friends were laughing and I had met a new friend,I just love new people they always teach me something new,Something I’m sure I would love, right? At least that’s what I […]

Gravel by Willow Moon

This is a poem I wrote that is about being sexually assaulted as a child and the shame that I felt. It’s a blend of emotions and past traumatic events. GravelByWillow Moon Forced down without a breath.Stunned.Frozen in time.Pain.Gravel imbedded in my knees, my mind left this world.Forced down.Forced down.Forced down.Replayed like a broken record […]

She Hears by Terri Lanahan

I grew up in a home where there was Domestic Violence and I write this poem. She Hears She hears the same sounds every night.She’s afraid of the dark and prays for the light.She’s alone and really scared.She wishes that somebody cared.She watches mommy and daddy with tear-filled eyes.She wants them to hear her cries.She […]

My Hummingbird Sings by Nancy V Brown

I hear the sweet sound of joy radiating from the shimmer that’s at the tip of my wingsMy hummingbird is a beautiful reflection of the joy that he bringsOn my times of panic, I pressed on the power that lies deep withinAllowing the tests of times and the trials, not to winBeautiful reflections of love […]

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