I Was A Child Poem by ahdyria Velvyn

I thought you were a hero,
the first man I ever trusted,
the one who was supposed to mean
safety, no matter what.

Turned out you're a villain,
not the kind from stories,
but the kind who hides in families,
and teaches silence like it's love.

You told me my sister did it too,
like that made it right,
like something so wrong,
could turned into "normal" overnight.

So I believed you,
I was a child,
and children don't question,
the people they were taught to trust.

Thinking it was "normal",
I let confusion sit where fear belonged,
let your words rewrite my instincts,
until wrong didn't feel wrong,

Years later it cracked,
the truth pushing through the lies,
every memory reshaping itself,
into something I couldn't deny.

When I cried out,
when I finally said it aloud,
the world didn't shatter the way it should have.

It just stood there… quiet and loud.

And you,
you tried to make me carry it again,
twisting blame into my hands,
like it had always been mine.

Thinking it's all my fault,
I almost believed you twice,
almost let your voice live on,
inside my own.

But you were the adult,
you knew,
you chose.

I was just a child,
taught to trust,
taught to listen,
taught that you were right.

And that's the truth that stays,
not what you said,
not what you did.

but I was a child,
and you were supposed to protect me.