The Mosaic Of My Life

• Kaylee Ingram, Grade 12, The Lakes College -
• Poetry
• 2018

Excellence Award in the 'Horizon of Dreams 2018' competition

Looking into the mirror, I could see it.
The constant abuse and torture I endured;
It occurred night after night from that day forward.
Praying to forget the imprint of the calloused hands upon me,
Nothing could remove the feelings of dirt across my body.
The make-up,
The hairstyles,
The clothing.
None could mask my feelings of self-hatred.
My quality of life was threatened.
My smiles had been manipulated.
As my brain began to throb,
The lines on my arms; they reddened.
All I wanted was for the pain to stop.
For it to decease.
For me to decease.