The loneliness only a child can feel
Being rejected and ignored
Not listened to
Not given a voice
Nor a safe space to cry in
To share her thoughts in

The loneliness only a child can feel
Being alone with her fears
Being trapped in the suffocating box
of herself
Without holes for breathing

The loneliness only a child can feel
Not understanding why her dad
doesn’t want her
Doesn’t love her
And her mom not explaining it
to her
Not talking
Just being silent

The loneliness only a child can feel
Create scars
Deep as the sparkling ocean
Scars that need the most gentle
of touches
To heal