Ten Years

I hope you spend ten years in jail,

because that's how long you. . .

because I can't even say

what you did for ten years;

and because ten years is an eternity

to a child.

 

Yes, I'm testifying.

Author's Note

This was written pretty quickly, but I've been thinking it for weeks. Suggestions are welcomed.

Reviews

[shoepolish]

i agree with debileah on this one anyone sick enough to sexually abuse a child is not fit for society. and thats saying something considering that im ok woth homosexuals, atheists, hell maybe even george bush(forgive hime he knows not what he does) theres just something about that sort of situation thatmakes me want to do a good old fashioned hanging
please excuse me i get a little to fired up about stuff like this

[DiamondNRough AKA Patty..]

STAND UP SPEAK OUT! Be A Voice! Make a Difference for the Next Generation!

[Donald Meikle]

Shoe polish and Debileah seem to agree that internment is ok for child molesters and such. I think the n should be omitted

[Mary]

I have chills, several times over. My god.

[Crystal Lynn]

Wow. You really pack a punch in so few words. Very powerful, maybe because it's so straightfoward. I think it's wonderful just the way it is. Good job.

[nightmask]

I really like this because it shows you don't need many words to make people to feel things and see things the way you've seen them :)

[ABBY]

you dont need to add anything els to this poem. its short and not quit telling all the detail, but thats what makes it so powerful. great job. that was a great testony

[Deborah Leah Krempa]

The man who killed my son (a drunk driver) was just sentenced to ten years in prison recently, it doesn't seem long enough. To harm an innocent child, I think personally that they should throw the keys away. Thank you for sharing. Debileah