[nicolae]

ive just read this poem, its made me really upset. its makes me realise how lucky i was and how lucky joshua is to have parents who care. its really very touching and its made me wanna do something more to help. i already give £4 a month to the NSPCC but now id like to do somthing more. what do u all think of the poem


My name is Chris



I am three,



My eyes are swollen



I cannot see,



I must be stupid



I must be bad,



What else could have made



My daddy so mad?



I wish I were better



I wish I weren't ugly,



Then maybe my mommy



Would still want to hug me.



I cant do a wrong



I cant speak at all



Or else im locked up



All day long.



When im awake im all alone



The house is dark



My folks aren't home



When my mommy does come home



I'll try and be nice,



So maybe ill just get



One whipping tonight.



I just heard a car



My daddy is back



From Chariles bar.



I hear him curse



My name is called



I press myself



Against the wall



I try to hide



From his evil eyes



Im so afraid now



I'm starting to cry



He finds me weeping



Calls me ugly words,



He says its my fault



He suffers at work.



He slaps and hits me



And yells at me more,



I finally get free



And run to the door



Hes already locked it



And i start to bawl,



He takes me and throws me



Against the hard wall



I fall to the floor



With my bones nearly broken,



And my daddy continues



With more bad words spoken,



"I'm sorry!", I scream



But its now much to late



His face has been twisted



Into a unimaginable shape



The hurt and the pain



Again and again


Oh please God, have mercy!



Oh please let it end!


And he finally stops



And heads for the door

While i lay there motionless



Sprawled on the floor



My name is Chris



I am three,



Tonight my daddy



Murdered me

[BritinNJ]

That is so so sad.. and it happens all the time... that's the saddest thing... it needs to stop. Thanks for sharing. Kids are so precious and we should all love them unconditionally.

[flowerfairy2B]

made me sit back and gasp in disbelief....sad.

[Phudge]

Very moving , thanks for sharing that. I try and support children's charities as that is the cause which touches me most being a Mum.

[Sarah Ann]

So sad and so much of it goes on. Thanks for sharing - we all need to be made aware.

[RowanMoon]

That's such a sad poem
It's a shame we can't donate directly to social services - my mum is a social worker and she says when the NSPCC get a case they just refer it to the local Social Services department in that area.
She gets quite annoyed that they get all this money when her department is so stretched that they can't cope with the volume. She works in one of the worst areas in the country for child abuse and neglect.

[imworthit]

omg that is so moving, have just read to to OH aloud and im now typing this with tears in my eyes......

[chunkycarole]

Nicolae
I've just had a good weep.
I'm just reading this after dropping Matthew off at school. We were a bit late and all the people we passed on the way there did'nt have school uniform on.
He just remembered they were supposed to wear old clothes for pond dipping today!!!
I have'nt had a letter, so he said they just let them know in service yesterday morning. He had just forgotten to tell me, but being a master blame shifter decided it was my fault because he had tried to tell me and I would'nt listen!!!
I was so mad I just dropped him off, were as I usually park the car and see him across the road.
I do wish I'd brought him back to get changed after reading this.
Carole