THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN

THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN

We need to be the voices

Of children everywhere,

Alone, abandoned, with bruises

It seems like no-one cares.

Their abusers keep them silent

With threats, their bodies shake,

Feelings kept inside themselves

Their smiles, they always fake.

Words that hurt so deeply

Destroys their self-esteem,

Shame they feel inside themselves

In their minds is where they scream.

Secrets so deep and never to be told

They lived it every day,

These are the forgotten children

Let's scream out and shout and pray.

Pray that we can save them

From a life of horrendous abuse,

To set them free and guide them

It's up to us, there's no excuse.

Each day one child will die alone

From their wounds inside and out,

Scars so deep, with bodies broke

From this abuse, there is no doubt.

Remember all children everywhere

Protection is what they need,

Broken, alone and frightened

From the abusers dirty deeds.

I write these words, for all children small

And that little girl in me,

Silenced then, but not any more

I will shout out to help set them free.

Written by Mary G

June 19, 2012