BEHIND THE WALLS

Do you know the truth about abuse

The scars it has left behind?

The secrets, so many, left untold

Poisoned us with words that corrupted our mind.

Stole our innocence, controlled with so much fear

Made us believe we were useless and freaks,

Only good for one thing and in our minds we believed

                        In our family, eyes closed, no-one ever dared speak.

Who really knows what goes behind the walls

Who really listens, who really cares,

What they don't see, to them nothing happened

Our secrets are ours, the pain we must bear.

Our scars from abuse bled deep

Now, surrounding, invading the lives of our children,

At risk they are from the same horrid pattern

That we had been subjected and lived in.

We must fight for all the children

Around the globe, to protect and care,

Keep them safe from abuse so horrid

From their lives that were never fair.

Behind these walls that were meant to protect us

Instead they held us captive,

Trapped, we were too young to fight

But together, one voice, a chance we can give.

Written by Mary Graziano

2012