Dear Mr. Jesus, I just had to write to you
Something really scared me,when I saw it on the news
A story 'bout a little girl beaten black and blue
Jesus, thought I'd take this right to you
Dear Mr. Jesus, I don't understand
Why they took her mom and dad away
I know that they don't mean to hit
with wild and angry hands
Tell them just how big they are I pray
Please don't let them hurt your children
We need love and shelter from the storm
Please don't let them hurt your children
Won't you keep us safe and warm
Dear Mr. Jesus, they say that she may die
Oh I hope the doctors stop the pain
I know that you could save her
and take her up to the sky
So she would never have to hurt again
Please don't let them hurt your children..
Dear Mr. Jesus, please tell me what to do
And please don't tell my daddy
But my mommy hits me, too.
Please don't let them hurt your children...
by Richard Klender
http://www.dayofthechild.org/dc98/poems.htm
Lashes Of Life
The lashes of life you may not see just by looking at me
I have hid the emotional scars deep within
And I have pretended my tears were diamonds.
My mother beat me most of the time with an invisible whip
made with hurtful words that cut deep
But no one read the abusive signs, I carried like chains
When she thought I hadn't suffered enough
She beat me with anything close to her hands
And each time when she finally let me go I ran
Hoping to find a way of escape no matter my childhood age
I was a frightened child, for I lived in the devil's rage
Even now that I am a grown woman
That frightened child lives within me
But I hide her so the world will not see
What a "Mother" did to her
When my mother died, people wondered why I hardly cried
I, and the child within me watched as mother was lowered
In her deep dark grave, and I knew she would never again
Hurt the little child within me
I now know JESUS, and I love Him so
He sees and knows the little frightened child within me
JESUS is gently healing the scars mother's lashes made
And I thank JESUS because I believe
One day this frightened child will be FREE
Janice Stancil