Innocence Forsaken
A Tale of Growing Up Too Fast
Published in
Sep 29, 2023
Sitting on the floor
Curled into a ball
Not sure how to react or what to say
Do I speak up?
Do I stay quiet?
How do I live with the secret of being so undoubtedly violated?
But what if they don’t believe me?
He would never admit it.
Innocence forsaken, childhood faded
What happens now?
Time moves forward
Hours turn into days, days turn to years
I gather myself, stand tall
Work everyday to fit the broken pieces together
To be whole again
To rise above and survive
To feel secure now in my adulthood to tell my story
To be an inspiration, a light in the dark while on my journey of recovery
