Ode To the Child Snatchers

Ripped and torn from parents arms

Causing psychological long term harm

Children being left traumatized

In detention centers full of cages

Various kids of various ages

Susceptible now to sexual and mental abuse

Who in hell was it it that gave you

This right to use these innocent kids as political tools

Guess it's nothing new in truth

You only have to watch the news

To see the atrocities you do

To kids in Syria with that war and death

Have you no compassion or morals left

That you can destroy kids in this way

And why are people not taking too the streets

Why are they not doing something

Children are disappearing and dying

Or put in cages hysterically crying

The politics of all of this is not theirs

Where are the child authorities that claim to care

This is a human rights tragedy

A crime against humanity

Why is no one being held to account

Brought to justice or being sent down

This age in which we live seems oblivious too

The suffering of these kids that are all over the news

Sanitised it seems now to be

But you can't say you never knew

They say these detention centers are like holiday camps

The Nazis claimed the same with concentration camps

This policy is coming to you direct from 'Mein Kampf'

Like the film of 'The boy in striped pyjamas'

Same fascist rules and traits

Same policies in the world today

What more is it going to take

For people to bring about a change

Don't wait for governments to fix it

Because as it stands its working in their best interests

As a humanity we will be judged

Buy how much we leave others to suffer

And on our lack of action, compassion and trust.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 6/22/2018 5:50:00 PM
You are so right about this, Faux. Not only in these places but right in people's own homes, there is so much abuse and harm done to our children today. Where will it all end? This leaves an impact.
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Fauxcroft Wade
Date: 6/22/2018 8:07:00 PM
I could not agree more. Thank you for reading and appreciating
Date: 6/22/2018 12:58:00 PM
Powerful pen, Faux... Point is, you're right, 100% … and this has been going on 'forever' really. I have heard hair-raising tales from those who were separated at Ellis Island when entering the USA over 100 years ago … Well-expressed with just the right blend of eloquence and outrage! Bravo! ~ Gershon (soupmail)
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Fauxcroft Wade
Date: 6/22/2018 8:08:00 PM
Thank you very much for reading and appreciating, it's a horrendous situation that must change
Date: 6/21/2018 11:51:00 AM
Powerfully penned poem Faucroft it beggars belief that it has ever had to be written in the first place.:-(:-(- I think even Ronald Dump's supporters have been appalled at the scenes witnessed in the media, such a disgusting state of affairs in our so called civilised society faux croft. :-( hugs Jan xx
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Date: 6/21/2018 1:10:00 PM
Thank you for your support and thoughts and for reading. It's all very sad and abhorrent.
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