I Forgive You Daddy(Child Abuse) Poem by amanda eckert

I Forgive You Daddy(Child Abuse)

Rating: 3.6


Slap!
I never do anything wrong
even though I don't you hit me all day long
Slap!
you just hit me again till I'm black and blue
all just because I looked at you
Slap!
you hit me hard across the face
screaming at me saying I'm a disgrace
Slap!
you hit me again just because I asked you why
why do you shout ugly words at me
why do you wish I would die
Slap!
you never hear my screams
you always break my dreams
you never hear my beg
you throw me against the wall and break my leg
Slap!
you hit me for talking back
you hit me so hard I heard a crack
Slap!
Daddy I don't care what you do
I will always love you
I can no longer make a sound
For now I'm buried in the ground
Even though now I look down upon you from above
I will always send you my love
Oh daddy I love you but I wish you would learn
your supposed to look at a child with love but your look is so stern
But remember what I told you daddy before I died
I don't care daddy what you do
I will always love you

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Brittany Gale 02 November 2009

This is such a sad poem. It reminds me of my own childhood. Very well written

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Yours Forever X 13 January 2013

its sad but sweet at the same time. it shows the innocence of an abused child but also the guilt and feeling that you should still love your parents as they're your birth parents. i wish i felt the same but i dont but i dont know how to feel towards this poem either.

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Ramesh Rai 25 August 2014

Very sad. I hope your dad will realise one day his fault and will start loving you.Please say once more, dad i love you. you are the person to push me in this world'.

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Fritz Lang 23 March 2009

Omigosh... so sad... I cried the 1st time I read it...

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Marcia Osei-bonsu 06 February 2008

I like this poem. I was sexually abused as a child. I know you are supposed to forgive people but I just dont have the kind of heart to forgive him for what he did to me. He messed up my self-esteem, confidence, happiness, and much more. I think I need to learn how to forgive and forget.

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Favour Ugwumba 03 July 2020

very powerful poem... I felt the pain

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asmaa 30 August 2019

even though she described the physic pain and touched some of the emotional pain, i wish she explored more about her mental health

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Hannah Williams 29 April 2018

this is so sad, I felt the pain of it. I hope you are okay.

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Naila Rais 26 April 2018

So sad..... Father how can you be so cruel.... Let me rise and live... But remember I love you dad from the bottom of my heart..I.. Forgive you.... Such a deep breath poetry.... I almost cried..... After reading I remembered my incident.... How can I forget.... I really broke into sobs.... I really love the last line.... I love it whole... Keep courage... Naila

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Madhabi Banerjee 09 November 2017

If I can. I show it my mother. how bold you are! good

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