• Monsters aren’t make-believe

    Your insults, your lies. All seen by innocent eyes
    Hidden and scared
    She never was prepared

    A hit, a punch
    A mind blinding crunch

    She saw it
    She cried
    Was there when mummy died

    Afraid to tell
    Afraid to run
    The big bad monster might not be done

    She told
    She cried
    Revealed how mummy died

    They listened
    They heard
    But none of them really cared

    He lied
    He won
    Smiled as if having fun

    The carnage seemed endless
    It would always be here
    A little girl with never ending fear

    To think it was over
    To think it was done
    Now seems so wrong
    So stupid, So dumb

    Monsters don’t die
    Monsters don’t leave
    The monster are real, never make believe

    The bad seemed to stop
    She thought it was done
    With mummy gone, she thought he had won

    How she was wrong
    There was only more pain
    The monster is not done and free of all blame

    A shout, a slap
    A knock and a tap
    She tries to hide
    But Daddy is back!

    Violent blurs and drunken slurs
    She’d run for help
    But does not dare

    She could cry
    She could scream
    But safety is nothing but a dream

    They say justice prevails
    But it’s untrue
    She asked for help but the hurt only grew

    Her short life derailed
    No option but to fail
    This wouldnt have happened if he'd went to jail

    She was there the night Mummy died
    She sniffled, She cried; as Daddy killed his bride

    His face blank and cold
    This secret would be untold
    His eyes mad and scary
    Whereas hers small wet and weary

    Marble and white
    She found the light
    Finally she was peaceful and free

    I was there the night mummy died
    I couldn’t run, only cry

    I loved my mummy right after death
    I fought the monsters till my final breath
    Monsters are real, they aren’t make-believe.
    They’re evil, cruel and able to deceive

    By Nadine Reading