I am only a very young child
And one easy question do I now have
And all the sorrow that formed it
To me, no reason have you ever gave
Why must I feel that hurtful slap
That comes crashing from your heavy hand
As on my young and fragile body
I feel those harsh blows from you so frequently land
Then you call me all those harsh words
That tear my fragile heart down so deep
As times filled with so much rage and pain
Silently by myself, hiding, I sit and weep
Your words tear at my fragile young heart
And each one does leave a hidden scar
If you could only see the damage that you cause
You would realize the awful demon that you are
Why must I sit alone in this dark and cramped place
With no light, cramped, not being able to move
When all I ask from you is to give me your warmth
And to feel, for once, your very special love
The red welts I see and feel from that stinging strap
As it lands so harshly against my tender skin
Can’t you see that I am now crying out in pain
I beg you now to never hit me again
Now my stomach pains from hunger
As nothing you will give me to eat
How am I to sustain the life that I have
As soon my body you will deplete
Now please don’t hold that fire so close
As my skin it will surely scar and burn
And just to feel loved by you one day
Is for what my heart does surely yearn
The water that I can see you on the stove boil
I know you are going to use to teach me a lesson
But this is not the way that I will ever learn
Only my will to live are you now suppressing
Please untie these bonds that hold me so tight
And let me, my life that I have, now enjoy
Before it is to late to save any part of me
And another precious young life you will destroy
Now the pain you have made me feel
Since my early nightmares I certainly do remember
Has caused scars that will never go away
And horror that will be with me forever
So now only one real question do I have for you
As from me the answer hidden does remain
Why was I brought into this world unloved
Was it just to feel A Child’s Pain
© Tall Mountain Dreamer February 12, 2001
