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I wrote this poem when I was in my early twenties, while I was in rehab. I didn’t consciously set out to write it in any particular style. Reading it now it is in the style of a nursery rhyme! That wasn’t intentional; it’s just how it came out at the time. I was abused as a child, and this is simply the poem that came out:

Darling child come to me,

The malicious web of misery.

Give me your hand,

I'll take you down,

What ever you do,

Don't make a sound.

I'll show you things you can't believe,

But I won't worry,

Your too young to conceive.

Your virgin soul I will entice,

Stop crying child,

Or I'll stop being nice.

Lie back and just enjoy,

Just you behave,

And I'll give you a toy.

Your child mind I will betray,

Your only young,

You have no say.

I have no remorse for what I do,

It's my adulthood right,

And you haven't a clue.

Don't say a thing,

Don't breath a word,

Believe me when I say,

They'll think it absurd.

Now dream sweetly,

Go to sleep,

I've given you memories,

Only you can keep.