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Let Me In
What ails my child she sulks she cries
but "nothings wrong" she says
The nightmares come, the sleepless nights
A problem for so long
I'd help my child and ease her pain
if she'd tell me what is wrong.
The secrets out, beyond belief
She suffered for so long
Why was I blind, I should have seen
How could I be so wrong
In love for me, to spare the pain
She could not let me in
We're different now, we're all in pain
Together but alone
Our family has turned upside down
We've even moved our home
A quiet child, A 'grown up' child
won't bring her feelings home
The armour cracks, I catch a glimpse
The loving child withing,
With lots of help she slowly learns
to peel away the skins
With love and hope I start to find
She slowly lets me in
A group of friends, who understand
They've travelled down this road
Their families too have shared this pain
These mother feel alone
A counsellor to help us learn
To share this heavy load
We're not to blame, it wasn't us
We really couldn't know
But now we learn to share and care
To start again anew
With knowledge, patience, understanding
We can learn to love again
If you too share this feeling
It's more common than you think
Then share your pain, you will survive
You will not sink - but swim
Though painful and alone right now
One day your child will let you in
This poem was written whilst I was attending a support group for mothers of abused children.
