I Want to Tell You by Terri Lanahan

I Want to Tell you I want to tell you what happened to me.I want to tell you about when I was three.He said he wanted to play with me.And oh how he played tricks on me.He told me lies.Neglected my cries.He touched me in ways that didn’t feel right.In the darkness of the night.Then […]

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 […]

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 […]

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I Want to Tell You by Terri Lanahan

She Dreams by Terri Lanahan

She Hears by Terri Lanahan