Survivors Poetry

Ode to my Demons
 
To the shadow in the corner of the room
Overseeing what would be my doom
Making things happen I was too young to understand
Things that I knew were banned.
 
To the shape that has no face
Who took advantage of my youthful grace
Made me take my clothes off in front of you
Betraying the trust my parents put in you.
 
To the shadow who oversaw my doom
I doubt you know the demons that loom
Inside my head 'cause of what you did
You should of been the one who ran and hid.
 
To the shapeless one who took my grace
I doubt you know the demons that I face
Do you ever think of what you did?
How many others have ran and hid?
 
To the both of you who are the same
The day will come when you hide in shame
I will not look back 'cause of what you've done
I will not become what you have become!
 
To the child I was who ran and hid
I will never do what they did
It's safe to come out now
The demons are gone!

Poem by Andrea