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[sid] => 3313
[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => The Ghost Inside
[time] => 2002-09-03 19:41:27
[hometext] => Every day I thank God for my brother ...
(Sorry, but I don't know what type of poem to classify this under) [bodytext] => She wears her teenaged innocence In the colors of black and blue If you question her to closely She'll turn away from you What she sees as misguided love Is really a form of hate She thinks about making changes Before it's just to late She turns to Dad for guidance He knows little of her tale She's never hinted of the abuse she's withstood She'll save him from the detail When she approaches Dad His response is "I'm to busy for you right now." She tries to make him see she needs his help But she doesn't quite know how "It's ok, I can handle this." She murmurs in her head Then "he" found out she went to Dad And beat her till she bled Trapped in this situation She tries so hard to get out It's one step forward and three steps back A bleak future, she has no doubt Another day passes, another beating occurs She withstands a further attack "How can a 22 year old hate so much?" A soul "he" seems to lack Not sure how much more she can take Things are looking bleak Worried about his reaction To her brother, she will speak Once told of her tales of terror He stares at her in shock "Worry no more, little sister" "I will become your rock" Big brother holds little sister He tries to absorb her pain To hear the mistreatment she speaks of It's slowly driving him insane "Did you talk to Dad?" he asks her "I tried, but he won't hear." To her now unstable brother His mission has become quite clear He spends a lot of time with her Bringing out the girl inside She forgot this side of herself She thought that part had died They spend their time together talking He rebuilds her self-esteem As she begins to come out of her shell He begins to scheme Unknown to her and her abuser Her brother has grand plans A single thought runs through his head "I'll kill him with my bare hands!" Big brother stalks the abuser The abuser's unaware of his fate Her brother finds him in a bar He approaches him, irate "How dare you touch my sister" he hisses "You're twice the size of her!" "Go near her again, and I'll beat you, boy" "Of that you can be sure." Abuser smirks at brother "Just who the hell are you?" "What's your plan, to threaten me?" If the abuser only knew... A vision passes through his head Of his sister bloodied and broken No need for words, he grabs his neck His intentions left unspoken Grinning at him, he begins to squeeze Terror passes through the others eyes "This is some of what my sister felt!" He snarls, as the other man cries Her abuser never again came near her Seeing her filled him with dread For every time he looked at her Terror filled his head Every day she thanks God for her brother From the abyss, he pulled her away But inside her remains uncertainty She can't seem to keep it at bay Years have gone by, they both grew older But the ghost is still inside Of the pain and the humiliation That she continues to try to hide. [comments] => 2 [counter] => 148 [topic] => 43 [informant] => Tanna [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => oops )
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