Charles Gregory, Author

Girl under the bed,

Hiding from monsters she loves,

Who will come save her?

This piece is a sister haiku to Boy in the Closet. It confronts the brutal reality of child abuse and the cruel paradox that some children endure — when the very people meant to love and protect them become the source of their deepest fear.

If you have not yet read it, here is Boy in the Closet:

Boy in the Closet