Dirty Little Secret

by Daisy if you do   Mar 13, 2007


Dirty Little Secret

Remember our little secret I promised not to tell,
That if I told my daddy, they'd lock him up in jail,
As a child I didn"t understand exactly what that meant,
That if I told my dad your deeds, to prison he'd be sent,
For murder of my uncle that my innocence was lost,
To defend his daughter by any means or cost,

Unspeakable images forever etched in my brain,
That dirty little secret always driving me insane,
I never shared that secret but held it close in mind,
Years came and went and then there came a time,
Word of your sickness spread through family talk,
That dirty little secret in my mind did stalk,

As I lay alone and broken crying in my bed,
Memories of it haunt me and terrorize my head,
The innocence from me I know that you did steal
But now I've got a secret that in time will reveal,
The suffering and the pain from a secret never told,
Now reverses lives and is bound to come unfold,

Finally my conscience clear and my mind is free,
A lump forms in my throat I hope you rest in peace,
As you lay there in your bed gasping for your breath,
Praying to a God you never knew and begging him for death,
My prayers have been answered my secret I did tell,
And now your punishment is to forever burn in hell

Melinda Kay Smith
(Dixie)
3/13/07

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  • 15 years ago

    by Cindy

    Kay
    How these things haunt and follow us into adulthood.....I was 30 years old before I told. Hopefully you can heal now from this sick thing that was done to you. I have you in my prayers my dear friend.
    Love you
    Cindy

  • 17 years ago

    by Tracy D Rollings

    Very good job on this one ,As I lay alone and broken crying in my bed,
    Memories of it haunt me and terrorize my head,
    I know where you coming from there ,I'm sorry , God bless you,,,,Tracy~~~~5/5~~~~~~

  • 17 years ago

    by Daniella James

    This was an amzing poem, the story you told was so powerful and meaningful. It was truly so full of emotion. Very well written, It was quite the inspiration. Great job.

    5/5

    Daniella James

  • 17 years ago

    by robin milford

    Excellent poem powerful u may want to enter this poem in my contest "Untold storys"

  • 17 years ago

    by Twisted Heart

    The autrocities children are told in order to have a secret kept. For those who have lived with the 'dirty little secrets' This poem may convince them to open their mouths and tell. I never really understood the number of children that are afflicted with this, until I became a volunteer at a children's care unit. I have since seen and heard the horrible things children have to live with and how they have suffered because of it. It trully breaks my heart. You have written this so wonderfully. Maybe we can all find a healing comfort in your words.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Always,
    Jeannie

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