Child Abuse!

There are different kinds of abuse;
To inflict upon a child.
And each and every one of them;
Must be done by someone “wild.”

There is no excuse for it;
Not drugs nor alcohol.
There's NO excuse to hurt a child;
Just no excuse at all.

A child may quickly forget the hurt;
Of a small paddle on the behind.
But hateful words spoken in haste;
Could stay forever in their mind.

Abuse can also be inflicted;
By ignoring a little one;
They need to know that they are loved;
Uncondtionally, by everyone.

You can take away their precious toys;
And possessions can be replaced.
But if their abused, it’s forever present;
In their hearts and on their face.

Think of how a child must feel;
To be sexually abused.
Their little body's been violated;
They feel discarded, dirty and used!

They must feel so all alone;
Like there is no one to tell.
They're forced to live with this inside;
Their own private little Hell.

These precious little lives are taken;
And their world's turned inside out.
They’re forced to always live in fear;
And their filled with hate and doubt.

I get so mad just thinking of it;
How can these abusive "creatures" live?
They'll likely go to Hell when they die;
Cause I doubt God could even forgive!

© Betty Hawkins 2003
(All Rights Reserved)