A Fear So Real: May Trigger

[treeloez]

Please take care when reading the following poem as it may be triggering. This is my first poem.

A Fear So Real

a child of five:
with a fear so real
awaken by a flash
bright and white

she counts:
as she waits
knowing what lies ahead
one.. two.. thr CRACK

she cries out:
now hiding
under her blankets
as he enters her room

pulled from her bed:
and into the night
shes on the balcony
paralyzed with fear

words he whispered:
ring so clear
this is the only way
to cure your fear

she cries out again:
but no one hears
shes alone
cowering in fear

a child of five:
with a fear so real
awaken by a flash
bright and white

she counts:
as she waits
knowing what lies ahead
one.. two.. thr.. CRACK

she cries out:
now hiding
under her blankets
remembering so clear

this child of five:
she lives within me
to this day still
we are frozen with fear

Christine: May 26, 2004

 

[Theresasjourney]

great job of giving your 5 yr old a voice....
Poems are a great healing tool...
I'm sorry your lil girl was hurt so bad..
It wasn't her fault...k..no matter what she didn't deserve it...
blessings on your healing journey..

 

[treeloez]

Thank you Theresa. We have been through a lot. Thank you for your reply.

God Bless..
Christine

 

[Yasha]

I write poetry sometimes, too.

Thanks for yours. And, I want to say....thanks for the Trigger warning. This is a habit in another site that I visit, but not so common here. I always wonder about it when I write. I think I may consider Trigger warnings here, too, just out of courtesy.

I love the voice for the child. There is a ring of childhood in it's rhythm and imagery. It's sad when the inner child is harmed, but great that she still has a voice. Her message is valid and well placed to share here. Welcome, I haven't seen you post before.

Be blessed.

 

[treeloez]

Thank you for the warm reply Shachah. I'm still fairly new here. I have a couple posts here and there. You are welcome for the trigger warning. This is my first poem. I tend to keep everything locked up, and still do. Thinking on trying to write another poem sometime soon.

God Bless..
Christine

 

[ForgivenToo]

Poetry is a great way to work thru feelings you may have. You have a great gift, keep using it.


I want to thank you for sharing.

 

[treeloez]

Thank you for your warm reply ForgivenToo.

God bless..
Christine

 

[Nan1]

Hi, Christine. It meant a lot to me that you shared your poem. It can be liberating to lift the burden through writing. It also encourages others. I did a lot of innerchild work before coming to know the Lord. Both have helped me tremendously. If I could reach through the screen and hug ya, I would!

 

[luv4godremains]

hey Christine, thanks for sharing, I think you're really brave to post your poetry like that on here, thanks for sharing! it's really well written, I hope it was liberating to you to write it!
God bless