Blue Ribbon Against Child Abuse
Sarah
My name is Sarah
I am but three,
My eyes are swollen
I cannot see,
I must be
stupid,
I must be
bad,
What else
could have made
My daddy so
mad?
I wish I
were better,
I wish I
weren't ugly,
Then maybe
my Mommy
Would still
want to hug me.
I can't
speak at all,
I can't do a
wrong
Or else I'm
locked up
All the day
long.
When I awake
I'm all alone
The house is
dark
My folks
aren't home.
When my
Mommy does come
I'll try and
be nice,
So maybe
I'll get just
One whipping
tonight.
Don't make a
sound!
I just heard a car
My daddy is back
From Charlie's Bar.
I hear him
curse
My name he
calls
I press
myself
Against the
wall.
I try and
hide
From his
evil eyes
I'm so
afraid now
I'm starting
to cry.
He finds me
weeping
He shouts
ugly words,
He says its
my fault
That he
suffers at work.
He slaps me
and hits me
And yells at
me more,
I finally
get free
And I run
for the door.
He's already locked it
And I start
to bawl,
He takes me
and throws me
Against the
hard wall.
I fall to
the floor
With my
bones nearly broken,
And my daddy
continues
With more
bad words spoken.
"I'm
sorry!", I scream
But its now
much too late
His face has
been twisted
Into
unimaginable hate.
The hurt and
the pain
Again and
again
Oh please
God, have mercy!
Oh please
let it end!
And he
finally stops
And heads
for the door,
While I lay
there motionless
Sprawled on the floor.
My name is Sarah
And I am but
three,
Tonight my
daddy
Murdered me.
There are thousands of kids out there just like Sarah. And you can help.