SHATTERED INNOCENCE
by Elizabeth La Monda

A young girl buries her face into her bed
She tried to scream, fight and curse
Finally her screams invade her head
And if she tells she'll be hurt worse
She leaves the house, head hung in shame
She carries her secret of what was done
Because he's be safe and she'd be blamed
He always smiles, she trusts none
She dreams of ways for him to die
But she'd be at fault and he'd carry fame
Because no one ever heard her cries
And now life would never be the same
Her mother ends it and life went on
The young girl learns to trust again
She ends up in the same situation
And now she only sees through rain
The girl loses all her self-esteem
Her trust and love are replaced by hurt and anger
She hates her mom because of the danger
Now I'm a woman, not a young child
I'm a survivor, I can't be silenced
But my memories once made me wild
Life has been hard for a girl with a shattered innocence.