My Daddy Killed A Child Tonight

My Daddy killed a child tonight
But did not take a life
The child gave in without a fight
To words used as a knife.

He came into her room at night
And sat beside her bed
“I’m just your Daddy, it’s alright-”
The lies my Daddy said.

The man who held the child’s trust
Had killed her with a touch
And all to satisfy his lust
The child he loved so much

My Daddy killed the child in me
My shameful secret kept
My innocence is dead you see
And I, a woman, wept.

If you liked this poem, check out it's "sister poem" "A Child's Father"  [13+]