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Daddy?

by papercutkiss

Scared and hurt, feeling like that vulnerable girl again,
Nostalgic is all this fear that somehow I must contain. 
My tongue goes mute as he begins the abuse, 
The 'power' that he holds he chooses to misuse.
I can't breathe, I can't talk, his death stare pierces through my soul. 
I look into his eyes and all I see is darkness, 
It's all too familiar maybe he's just heartless. 
I grab a glimpse and I see that you don't love me as your daughter,
Wait a minute I recognise.. Satan, is that you in my father?
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papercutkiss
<p>Thank youu so much and yeahh I'll check it out, I'm sure it's beautiful&nbsp;</p>
Nads3498
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961);">I look into his eyes and all I see is darkness,&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961);">It's all too familiar maybe he's just heartless.&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961);">&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961);">Those are my favorite lines, beautifully said but powerfully said. I wrote a similar poem its called Children of the Night. You can check it out if you want. Great job :)</div>
papercutkiss
<p>thank you thank you</p>
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<p>powerful</p>
papercutkiss
<p>thank you :)</p>
savigirl14
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