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…..