How do we live with this pain everyday?
It’s deep in our souls, and it won’t go away
Put on another mask; pretend it’s not there
We suffer alone, as nobody really cares
Telling our stories, they close their ears
Sexual abuse of a child, they don’t want to hear
How do we cope, day after day
When the tears and pain get in the way
Hanging on by a single thread
Thoughts of self-harm, suicide raging through our heads
Why bother, why carry on?
Knowing these thoughts are very wrong
Our abusers protected by those at the top
I wish I could shoot the fucking lot
No sympathy for our innocence stolen
No cure for our anger growing
Raped at the age of six
That’s how my abuser got his kicks
A slap on the wrist, that’s what they get
Leaving us crippled inside our heads