I was watching the tv and an advertisment for the NSPCC came on. It effected me greatly and I wrote this poem about it.

I cant help but wonder how a parent could abuse a child. I don't see how some one could be that mean and . . well I could break out and use every word I know that could describe someone like that, but I wont cos I'm betting that you know the words that I would use.

Maybe a little

It doesn't frighten me,

Being here all alone,

Surrounded by darkness,

Hearing those noises again,

I'm not scared,

Really I'm not.

There's no reason to fear the dark,

There's no monster under my bed,

Or hiding in the closet,

No the real monsters not here,

So I'm not scared.

I can hear it louder now,

The screaming and shouting,

The real monsters are there,

There the ones that I hate,

But I'm not scared.

Really I'm not.

Its always the same,

They've been drinking again,

I hate when there drink,

It hurts more then,

But I'm not scared.

Why should I be?

There my parents

They care for me,

Really they do.

They only do it cos they love me.

It doesn't scare me.

I'm a big girl you see,

Big girls don't cry,

And they never get scared

I'll be 6 next week

I'm not scared

Dads just smashed something,

And moms screaming.

Dads shouting back,

And I hate it when there like this,

It doesn't scare me though,

Really it doesn't

He's coming upstairs now

Mums crying and throwing things

My door opens and the light shines in.

He's angry again,

And I know what will happen

But I'm not scared

Tomorrow when they ask,

I'll say I fell down the stairs.

I'm a very clumsy girl you see,

Always falling and hurting myself

I'm not scared

He's coming closer now,

And he's shouting.

I left my toys out again,

That's why he's angry

I'm a bad girl you see,

Bad girls need to be punished.

And maybe I'm scared a little.