Child Abuse Poem by Tsholofelo Phakathi

Child Abuse

Why hit me while you saying that you are protecting me,

Why do you rape me and you want me to
have my own children,

Why kick me away from the house and you say you care about me,

Why make me clean or give me work that is beyond my strenghth,

Why

You say you want my future to be bright but you bring dackness towards my life

You said I should stay away from boys because they will bring me HIV...
I never saw the Light at the end of a Tunnel,
You raped me till your raped me nomore...

Why should I suffer your purpose because this isn't a mistake.

What did I take from you?
which does not belong to me,
You always said that you love me
But now your love has became a curse
I won't forgive mySelf
Incase when I survive...


Poet 2sholo4elo Phakathi