Not all Monsters have Fangs
Children are scared of monsters,
They hide beneath their beds,
Boogie men and spiders,
dogs and dark and snakes.
Their fears are not unfounded,
But monsters rarely crawl,
Don't have fangs or claws.
But susceptible they fall.
She stood her in the corner,
She beat her to black and blue.
She told her that she loved her;
It simply wasn't true.
She held her tight
She kissed her lips,
She read her stories too.
Holidays and family trips.
She locked her up,
She cursed and laughed,
She stayed away all day,
Her cruelty unsurpassed.
No neglect,
Nothing to see.
Ice cream treats,
Nice clean sheets.
She spanked her legs,
She pulled her hair,
She took her toys away,
She didn't want to play.
The monster stole her childhood,
She took it all away.
Not a wolf eats granny,
That's a hope one day.
Louise Hogg
Fri 27th Jan 2017 21:16
Thanks Colin.
The poem is loosely based on a TV show about Shannon Mathews' faked kidnap by her mother.
The ideas that those who should love you most often don't.
The poem tries to show the conflict between the good parent everyone sees and the monster they may be behind closed doors.
I tried to mix ordinary life with abuse. I need to revise it and make it show that more clearly.
Thanks for the tips. It's making me think. ?