Broke the Cycle...
Stopped the abuse...
raised our sons to be caring loving
and tolerant...
...without a short fuse...
...to beat a child is failure
to hurt a child mindless
and cruel...
as a child I never understood this...
how a parent can be so fist free...
so self absorbed...and to inflict
a pain that at times can be so raw...
to succeed in life I had to leave
my family all behind...
we raised our children with love
new rules and when they need
to be strong inside...
...the best compliment they ever gave...
was they never wanted to grow up...
"Mum I am always going to be a little boy
I am not ever growing up..
because I have too much fun"...
...well they are both young men now
we are both very proud in deed...
we got it right...we did our job... to
protect the right of a child to be a child...
...always and they will grace you with
returned love and respect...
...we broke the cycle...we chose the child
the child above all protect...
Copyright © Eileen R. Kelly | Year Posted 2007
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