A Child’s Silent Cry (Joshua Boudreaux - Abbeville, LA)

A child sleeps silently,
In the dead of night.
She's awakened by a touch on her leg,
She dreams are turned into fright.

She's dazed and confused,
Her whole life is about to change.
Her innocence will be stolen,
Her mentality rearranged.

Her abuser says, "you must keep this secret",
She promises never to tell a soul.
The person she trusts with her life,
Now asks her to take off her clothes.

He proceeds to touch her,
Ways thats are only fit for adults.
He manipulates her young mind,
Believing everything is her fault.

She trembles and twitches,
With every stroke of his hand.
She can't process what's happening,
She to young to understand.

He grows bolder and more confident,
Everyday  that passes on.
She holds in her tears,
She fights to remain strong.

Her nights are sleepless,
Every dream is a nightmare.
When day turns into nightfall,
She instinctively becomes scared.

A once lively child,
Now sheltered and depressed.
Her abuser doesn't care,
He has not an ounce of regret.

Jbou