In The Corner - Liz Woodington

Little girl,
Sitting in a corner.
Rocking,
Crying,
Hugging her damaged self.
No-one comes
To her aid.

Little girl,
All alone.
Does anyone really care?
She lives,
Or so she says.
Outside she seems happy.
Inside she's dead.

Little girl,
Who's not so little.
Having to be
All grown up
Before the right time.
Play days are gone.
Suffering has come.

Little girl
You're an adult now.
Where did your childhood go?
Still sitting in a corner,
She cries,
And rocks.
Will her pain ever end?

Liz Woodington