Damaged Child


Incest a child -
Damage their growth.
Older sister beware-
Hurting siblings will only haunt you.

Family of poverty-
climb out of your ditch.
Leave the violence alone,
do not pass it on.

Rebel against relatives-
the ones that cause harm.
They point the finger-
as if you're to blame.

Mistakes are made,
amending is practiced.
But, the family hand
doesn't wave good-bye.

You shame not your name-
not your soul, or your pride.
You look to the odd one-
as if that person is evil.

Women have the power-
sometimes corrupted by men.
A young woman's growth is now damaged.
Was it her father that ruined her life?

Pointing fingers again-
but, not from a relative.
How does one go through life
with being honest yet not believed?

Damaged child is now in mid-life.
Older, but feels elderly.
A time will be destined...
to die by the child's own hands.

All are children inside.
Breaking free and enjoying life.
Not everything is a rainbow.
How damaged are you?

Marcas B. Sterling
May 12, 1998

Wow, so powerful and accurate. An incredible piece of work Marcus.

Oi sweetie!

Really powerful words... I mean, I know such things can damage a person,
specially a kid.

I don't know how you did that, but you can put it just into the right
words to describe how to feel.

Mmmmua!

I'll be reading the others!