Tracy
This is so very sad. A child should feel safe and loved in their own home. I can't understand how a parent can be so cruel to their own child...or any child. I hope by writing this helps you. I know it will help so many others to start to heal. Excellent job!
Take Care Cindy

Wow, excellent poem!! No child should undergo such terrible things.

Your poems have become legendary to me. you write with a fluency whilst describing something that, in my opinion, is one of the worst things that could happen to someone. well done