Repeated Evil Poem by Felix Otiende

How can I face the world
What do I tell my daughter
She has locked her self in
Doesn't want to talk to me
It's my fault
All this happened under my roof
How do I face the society
What do I tell people
All this evil in my own house
A skeleton I want to lock up

But here comes my daughter
The apple of my eye
My heart beat
My soul and my treasure
My most expensive jewel
The only flower in my garden
How do I face her
What do I tell her

It's a week now
Since it all happened
I haven't laid my eyes on her
She refused to answer when i call
Hasn't come down to eat
My eye is ailing
My only rose withering
My most expensive jewel lost
My heart beat no longer beats as usual

My daughter is hurt
And I'm the reason for it all
Under my own roof
My own brother raped her
He's locked up in jail
And she locked her self in her room

I'm shattered and confused
What do I do
Someone please help me
I'm hurting as much as she's hurting
Sitting next to her door
I clearly hear her sobs
They cut through my soul
Like blades tearing my flesh
I know how she feels because I was once raped and she's the product of that act.

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