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Teddy, I've been bad again,
My Mommy told me so;
I'm not quite sure what I did wrong,
But I thought that you might know.
When I woke up this morning,
I knew that she was mad;
Cause she was crying awfully hard,
And yelling at my dad.
I tried my best to be real good,
And do just what she said;
I cleaned my room all by myself,
I even made my bed.
But I spilled milk on my good shirt,
When she yelled at me to hurry;
And I guess she didn't hear me,
When I told her I was sorry.
Cause she hit me awful hard, you see,
And called me funny names;
And told me I was really bad,
And I should be ashamed!
When I said, "I love you Mommy,"
I guess she didn't understand;
Cause she yelled at me to shut my mouth.
Or I'd get smacked again.
So I came up here to talk to you,
Please tell me what to do;
Cause I really love my Mommy,
And I know she loves me, too.
And I don't think Mommy means,
To hit me quite so hard;
I guess sometimes, grown ups forget,
How really big they are!
So Teddy, I wish you were real,
And you weren't just a bear;
Then you could help me find a way,
To tell Mommies every where.
To please try to understand,
How sad it makes us feel;
Cause the outside pain soon goes away,
But the inside never heals!
And if we could make them listen,
Maybe then they'd understand;
So other children just like me,
Wouldn't have to hurt again.
But for now, I guess I'll hold you tight,
And pretend the pain's not there;
I know you'd never hurt me,
So Goodnight, Teddy Bear!
Author: Cindy Pike Dunning
I hope this made you cry! Please help stop child abuse!! They are so innocent and defenseless.I am not sure of the title to this poem, so I tacked this one on to it. If anyone knows the correct title, PLEASE let me know so I may change it. Please pass this out to everyone you know, and urge them to send it on also.
~Chris
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