Un Report... Invisible Victims
...In my country children die...
not of war...for soiling, their pants
...here, they're beaten, until
they stop breathing...
...spiritual distance...
...the forgotten on a file...
the authorities in denial...
...under the rug, is full...
no one can save the tiny
mites...
...not a shiny knight...
not a parent, a friend...
a neighbour no one here to defend,
domestic war zone, family violence
the authorities document report,
file it under abuse statistic...
...too hard basket, cycle of abuse
runs wildly rampant...
...with little recognition of their
trauma entrapment...
...the screams, the cries, no more
mum! ...please no more dad!
...the welts, go away, the feeling,
the damage always stays...
...cries fallen on deaf ears,
...many don't care.
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...the UN reports, NZ child abuse
slammed, our child agency under
resourced, ad hoc small scale...
...our childs lives, reveal an ugly
tale...
UNICEF report claim domestic
violence is common in NZ...
...most people know a child who
is witnessing violence in thier
own home...
the dark secret, of a family...with
violent undertones...
be aware, some one out there...
take charge, if you suspect report
don't neglect...
don't turn your back, you could
save a childs' life that's a fact...
Copyright © Eileen R. Kelly | Year Posted 2007
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