Rebuilding and Rebuilding
He understood what I now know
But did not at first
For I had not seen broken children before
Now that I have I understand
They can be tainted and tortured
into submission before they reach school
“It is easier to build strong children
than to repair broken men”
words penned by Frederick Douglass
Wisdom personified
Once broken it is like rebuilding
and rebuilding and rebuilding
After a child has lost hope
lost trust, lost believing in himself
he filters out the good, hearing only the bad
If we do not reach them
before the good has been
crucified and whipped out of them
We may never reach them at all
The key is to reach the parents
And teach them how to love their children
The belt is never the answer
Once you have had the belt
You are always broken
Take it from one who knows
From
Experience…..
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2020
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