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The monster in my nightmares

He really hurt me
I was just a little girl
Bright and happy,
Until he ruined my world.

It started at age 4
I didn’t know what to do.
I couldn’t fight back
I was too frightened to move.

He threatened me if I ever told
So I stayed mute.
Over the years he got more bold
Because he never heard a dispute.

Things got rough after 4 years had passed
All 3 of us were trapped
He had 2 other little girls in his grasp
At a young age we made a pact

I thought it was normal,
After all someone else was molesting me too.
Tears poured down my face
As they made me go all the way to third base.

I ran and hid
But it was never enough
He always found me
And did the same stuff

It caused infections
I was hospitalized and all
My mom was so oblivious
I started to withdrawal

The signs were all there
I even told her myself
It just isn’t fair
She’s only worried about herself

It stopped at age 15
I cut them all off
That was the only guarantee
I could make it all stop

I’m 21 now and branded forever
Sometimes I scream and shout
When nightmares come around
For me, there is no way out.

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I know there is little that I or anyone can say to make things better. I do know your pain, I have witnessed it first hand, with friends and family. I know, that most people who deal with this problem, grow up to be fine parents and productive members of society, when they realize that none of it is their fault. I was pleased to see that you used rhyme and near rhyme. I think if you try, you can make it work all the way through. I understand that it is a difficult subject to write about, let alone think of how to make it rhyme. So, take your time; take a break from it, write about something else. ~ Geezer.
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I appreciate your thoughts greatly, I have no fears that one day I will see the light at the end of a very long tunnel.

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Wow, I'm very sorry for what you went through. More than I can say. It absolutely wasn't your fault, and I hope someday you can heal enough to be okay.
I know it's sort of empty to say stuff like that, but I genuinely mean it.

I hope you're doing marginally better at the moment. And I'm glad that you got away from toxic people. Again, I'm so, so sorry you had to go through this.

that if anyone should have picked up on it, it should have been the doctors. Sometimes, people put so much faith in the doctors and hospitals that they don't think about whatever else might be wrong. They just go along with whatever they say. Unless your Mom had something else to go on, she could very well have been oblivious. No one thinks that the very people that are supposed to love and protect you, will do something to hurt a child. Sorry that you have had to deal with this. ~ Geez.
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