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Thanks to Angela who sent me this poem based on a true story. It is a very sad and moving tale...pass it on to stop child abuse.

My name is Chris,

 I am three,

 My eyes are swollen....

 I cannot see.

I must be stupid,

I must be bad,

What else could have m ade ,

My daddy so mad?

I wish I were better,

I wish I weren ' t ugly,

Then maybe my Mommy,

Would still want to hug me.

I can ' t do a wrong,

I can ' t speak at all,

Or else I ' m locked up,

All day long.

When I ' m awake,

I ' m all alone,

The house is dark,

My folks aren ' t home.

When my Mom does come home,

I ' ll try and be nice,

So maybe I ' ll just get,

One whipping tonight.

I just heard a car,

My daddy is back,

From Charlie ' s bar

I hear him curse,

My name is called ,

I press myself,

Against the wall.

I try to hide,

From his evil eyes,

I ' m so afraid now,

I ' m starting to cry.

He finds me weeping,

Calls me ugly words,

He says its my fault,

He suffers at work.

He slaps and hits me,

And yells at me more,

I finally get free,

And run to the door.

He ' s already locked it,

And I start to bawl,

He takes me and throws me,

Against the hard wall.

I fall to the floor,

With my bones nearly broken,

And my daddy continues,

With more bad words spoken.

'I ' m sorry! ' , I scream,

But it ' s now much to late,

His face has been twisted,

Into a unimaginable shape.

The hurt and the pain,

Again and again,

O please God, have mercy!

O please let it end!

And he finally stops,

And heads for the door,

While I lay there motionless,

Sprawled on the floor.

My name is Chris ,

I am three,

Tonight my daddy,

Murdered me.

And you can help,

Sickens me to the soul,

If you read this,

And don ' t pass it on.

I pray for your forgiveness,

You would have to be,

One heartless person,

Not to be affected,

By this Poem.

And because you ARE affected,

Do something about it!

So all I ask you to do,

Is pass this on!

IF YOU ARE AGAINST CHILD ABUSE!

Post this as ' Daddy ... It hurts '

THE NEXT SENTENCE STOPS GOOD INFORMATION

Please send this to everyone you know

Please care about child abuse.

At least 5 children each day from around the world die from child abuse!!!!