I was once a little girl of innocence
Always safe in the soft of mama's arms
Nothing and no one could ever hurt me
No one could ever do me harm;
Until that one day walking home from grade school...
I believe that i was in the 4th grade
When walking home - a huge man in a car followed me
Trying desperately to make me his prey;
He drove slowly - window down...
Asking if i wanted a ride...
Quick to answer i replied: 'no i live in the next house'
Of course that was a pure lie;
I walked up to it's door...
And he quickly disappeared
My heart was racing madly
And i was filled with fear;
It must have been 2 years later...
While riding the bus on Rainier Avenue
At a stop light i happened to look down
There he was again doing something nasty in plain naked view;
When i got home - i threw up...
Just could not get that image out of my mind...
For two years before he tried to lure me into his car
Today realizing: There before the grace of God walk i;
By, Theodora Onken
July 31, 2016
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Every little girl should read this. A poem worth teaching at school, better than a text book. Sorry you had this very ugly experience. So good of you to try to use it for the good of others.