ABUSE IT SHATTERS ALL CHILDREN

Sitting by the window

With a glazed look in her eyes,

Watching children playing

Their laughter makes her cry.

Wishing she was out there

To play amongst her friends,

But mommy keeps her hidden

For the bruises, they must mend.

Abuse, it shatters all children

We often don't hear them cry,

I silently let it all happen

And many times I wished I did die.

No love did I feel, it was lonely

So many children feel this too,

Can't cry, that would make it so ugly

So stay silent, that was my only cue!!

I wish I could free all the children

Who live daily with issues of abuse,

Take them far from the clutches of all monsters

Who raped them and wouldn't set them loose.

How I cry when I think back to my childhood

How forlorn and lost was I,

Still reminded of this torment

My eyes they sometimes still cry.

To think back at myself at the window

Wanting so much to go out and play,

How many more children still do this

Dear God keep them safe, I do pray.

Hush,, my sweet innocent children

God has a plan for each of you,

God's plan for me was to help others

And now His plan it has finally come true.

Just remember to trust in our Father

He is Our Saviour, our Guiding light,

Together we will take down the evil

By standing tall, we will fight for our rights.

Written by Mary Graziano

August 12, 2012