Michal Madison's artwork is phenomenal

and I thank her for letting me use it with

my poetry.  Visit Michal's page, and you will 

see what I mean.  Her artwork is also for sale

www.michalmadisonart.com

THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN

We need to

Be the voices
Of children everywhere,
Alone, abandoned,

With bruises
It seems that 

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.

We are the

FORGOTTEN CHILDREN

Please Stand Up

And fight for us

Help take away

The monsters from hell

Who abuse

Us in every way.

Secrets so deep

Never to be told
They lived it

Every day,
These are the

FORGOTTEN CHILDREN

 Scream out

Please 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 their abuse,

There is no doubt.

We are the

FORGOTTEN CHILDREN

Please Stand Up

And fight for us

Help take away

The monsters from hell

Who abuse

Us in everywhere.

  

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 keep shouting

To help set them free.

We are the

FORGOTTEN CHILDREN

Please Stand Up

And fight for us

Help take away

The monsters from hell

Who abuse

Us in everyway.

Mary Graziano ©
Edited November 12, 2013

Artwork by Michal Madison

www.michalmadisonart.com