A Childs Life Sentence

by Cassidy   Oct 20, 2007


A child scarred by his past
with memories
of red streak pants
and screaming parents.

a father whom
used him as a sex toy
and a mother
who was never there.

a child's life sentence

as the boy got older
he seemed to notice
what was wrong
where his mom was
and why his dad
seemed to "love" him so.

a child's life sentence

on his 14th birthday
he gave up
said there was no other point
so he stole
his father's gun

and in stead of killing
himself
he took one look around
and shot his father.

a child's life sentence

locked up in juvi
for 4 years
only to live on the streets

a child's life ruined
parents abusing their child
all he has left
are memories of hell
memories of blood and death
which will haunt him for life.

a child's life sentence

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  • 16 years ago

    by myblackfairytale

    Wow i mean this is really good :(
    Everytime i read a poem of yours i remeber the past and what i went through and your poems express it so well... U have a real talent xo 5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by Teria

    Wow.
    This is really sad.
    You entered it in a contest.
    It might have been mine, and if so I shouldn't be reading it.
    But, oh well. (:

    Haha.

    I love dit, honestly.
    this is what I meant by the stanzas and lines.

    you did a wonderful job with a wonderful flow, emotion, and it was so sad.
    i wanted to cry.

    5.5

  • 17 years ago

    by Cassidy

    Haha, thanks
    yah i was reading over my poem and
    noticed the locked up/ lock up thing
    just have been busy

    thanks for your input
    very much appreciated (:

    -cassidy

  • 17 years ago

    by Teria

    'locked up in juviniele lockup' << locked/lockup . .. is too much for one line. maybe 'put away in. . . '

    overall, it's a good poem.
    maybe try some capitalization?
    some people don't capitalize their poetry, and it's fine, but I believe it makes it look a bit more neat sometimes.

    the emotion was good, hun. it was a really sad poem. :/ and I felt the pain and sorrow through-out it.

    the word choice, as well, was quite amazing. the whole locked up/lockup thing wasn't all that good, but overall it was great.

    the flow was good, as well. actually, i didn't find a spot where it wasn't good.

    4|5: Good.

  • 17 years ago

    by elihja reyes

    Well i never got sexually abused or abused at all but i never had a mother she left when i was 2 and my dad was never there for me i lived with my grama and grampa and cryed each nite but now that i think of it i had my parents all the time i just never seen it with my eyes they raised me since i was to changed me and spoild me and now that im twelve i dont care for my real dad or mom cuz there not my real parents my "grand"parents r