Child Abuse

Child Abuse

For every child who cries at night,
     Alone with shame and pain and fright,

For every child who wants so much,
     To only feel a gentle touch,

For the beaten child, who cries in pain,
     Whose tears run silent, like the rain,

For the child used to satisfy lust,
     Who never learns to love or trust,

For the child taken from her home,
     And made to feel so all alone,

For the child whose home is just a shell,
     Where life becomes a living hell,

For the child who smiles but cannot feel,
     Because of scars too deep to heal,

For every child who yearns for love,
     I hope and pray to God above,

To hear your cries and heal your pain,
     And give you back your life again,

With love, to all the children,

by Kathy Williams