Very well done! It's terrible how the mother chooses the abusive husband over the child...she misses the signs and refuses to believe or find out for real...I wish you hadn't had to go through that to write this, but at least something came from the suffering...you're able to write beautiful, honest poetry like this...

xxx

Rebecca-
I loved this poem, though it was very sad. I don't know how a mother can choose a man over her child. I had a friend who walked in & caught her husband molesting her 12 year old daughter. She was angry for a little while, but ended up sending her duaghter to live with her mother & staying with her husband. I lost every bit of respect for her when she did that. I don't know what is happening to mothers these days.
I am truly sorry this happened to you.
Stay strong & keep your head up.
Take care & God bless you.

Wow that's really good. sad though. it's just not right how things happen like that... the poem is very well written...
-katie

You know this poem reminds me of what my kid's dad went through, he was abused but his mother stayed with his stepdad even after he was sent to prison. But you know what gets me is that now shes trying to be all good mother, but she doesn't even do anything for him or her grandchildren. Anyways long story short I think she's full of shi*t! Your poem is good but very sad, but I still liked it alot!

Thats a really sad poem!
brought tears to my eyes