Tears of pain so deep even when I sleep,
I awaken to brush the wetness from my cheeks.
Dreams that haunt my peace and leave me feeling weak,
sorrow in my heart that never finds real peace!

You ask me why the silent tears, do you really want to know
how little children suffer ....... when no one loves them so?
I wake up in the morning with a smile to meet the day
and have my hopes crumbled when no one looks my way!



Harsh words torment my mind and bruises you will find!
If you should look beneath my clothes and deep within my
mind, some are quite invisibly faded with the time, others
are black and blue and some show a belt line!

There is no safe place at home, no one that I can trust,
cause mommy doesn't care when daddy's mad at us!
She listens to my crying and screams at me to stop
" Don't be a baby whining you deserved all you got!"



When I hear the footsteps coming down the hall, I know
I can't tell mama because he'll kill us all! So I cry my
silent tears and turn my head against the wall, and turn
off my emotions and curl up in a ball!

Someday I'll grow up big and strong and then I’ll tell the
world, listen to your children ... love that little girl and boy!
Teach them about beauty and parents that are wise,
teach them they are beautiful so they feel good inside!



This poem is shared with permission from Sand.
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