The sky turned gray as I stood on the hill
The smell of violence and the smell of kill
The sound of horror and terrified screaming
It is the only place the sun’s not beaming
A place of swings where no children will play
For I stand by the graveyard to where they most lay
I see drunks lay all over the alley
And the ambulance is down in the valley
Poor children living a life of violence
With horrifying homes filled with silence
Violent blood shattered on the street
And a child who lay there that has been beat
In fear of their parents I hear children crying
Living in a valley that is somehow dying
I see the blood on the walls in the alley
And the ambulance is down in the valley
The sun won’t shine in a place of horror
The children cry and the parents beat more
Living in a family with a father who's a drunk
And a mother who smokes dope and a lot of junk
The hospital is full of children bruised
And many are still home being abused
I see shadows of death in the alley
And the ambulance is down in the valley
The graveyard is full and there will be many more
If the abused do not stop in this horror
Rain pours down from all the tears
That God sheds for people’s fears
Defenseless children can not play
For in their abusive homes is where they must stay
I see a place of horror and a lonely alley
And the ambulance is down in the valley
I see a cry for help throughout the place
And fear from a child’s terrified face
At nighttime the moon is gray
Like a horror movie I saw one day
A poor child who doesn’t own a toy
Because the parents won’t buy for the little boy
I still see loneliness in that alley
And the ambulance is down in the valley
Careless children, fresh as sin
And some have forgotten how to grin
Children suffer, deliberately burned and bruised
From poor parents who themselves were abused
And violent anger on their mind
Makes them beat on any child they can find
A pool of blood lay in the alley
And the ambulance is down in the valley
The abuse is increasing day by day
The valley full of pain and the sky still gray
A little child in a corner is what I find
And visions of the abuse still haunts her mind
Seventy percent of children are abused every day
The parents get upset and the children pay
Horrified children and a lonely alley
And the ambulance is down in the valley
In the 1960’s abuse was first identified
And since then many children has died
Blood in the valley and a child in pain
Somehow this world has gone insane
Nobody will help or try to prevent the abuse
No one deserves this; there is no excuse
In the village by the alley
The ambulance is down in the valley
The pain and suffering have gotten out of hand
The poor children can not even stand
Some in wheel chairs and some in a cast
And some just trying to forget about the past
Some do not know how love would feel
Some scarred for life that will never heal
Screaming, yelling, the sight of the alley
And the ambulance is down in the valley
One story that is so sad
Is when a stepmother got so mad
The children could not tie their laces
And fear poured out from their terrified faces
She beat them till the blood ran free
I am just glad this never happened to me
The children and their visions of the alley
The ambulance is down in the valley
Think of all the problems the world must face
So please stop the abuse in this horrible place
Poor children who may never see
What a wonderful place this could be
What I am trying to say is think of their pain
Do not think of your problems and complain
Unless you have visions of the alley
Because the Ambulance is still down in the valley
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THIS POEM REALLY MADE ME THINK ABOUT WHAT CHILDREN HAVE TO GO THROUGH. ITS A WONDERFUL POEM.
Amber
a most unfortunate beauty is this poem. You've touched my heart.
Sarah
OMG MAN THIS IS SUCH A GREAT POEM. I LOVED IT, I EVEN CRIED, OMG
Cate
This poem let's you know how lucky you actually are. it let's you realize that there are people who are worse off than you and they need help. All the violence won't end at once but step by step it will soon come to an end
italy
This is just so touching to me it makes me realize so much i mean if u wrote this by yourself u have a big and wonderful with a great mind cuz it brings a feeling in my heart so much it makes me wanna cry i mean i feel touched like an angel its so beautiful i mean great it could touche anyones heart great job it shows that u care just wonderful
Erin
i think that this was a relatively good poem. i love how it had the power to help me visualize everything she was trying to desribe.
tinkerbell &rim
Your poem touchme in such a way i could not descib. I used to know a little girl who was 5 & couldnt stand the site of her own mother. when she was 7 her mother beet her to death for tring to stan up to her & protect her little sister from her mothers rath. after the little girle dided people belived me when i said they were beet keep on wrighting
Laquaya
This poem has touched me in some many ways more then one, People can not stress how true this poem is, Child Abuse is wrong and us being loyal citizens should help prevent this rise in abuse from happening.
Katie
Great poem. It is very true. I love how you worded it. It touched the lives of many, especially me.
nicola
this poem touched me as it would anyone it just goes to show how much most of us take things for granted in the world i hope that child abuse stops and i hope it stops FAST love from nicola horne xxxxxxxx.
Crisselda
This poem was very good and i could feel the writers measage.
Nicole
Well i thought this was an exellent poem and you are a beautiful writer
sonny
that is some poem it really speaks to me, because its sooo true. you are a very talented writter!
alex
very true very good
Mary
This Is a very well written poem, I have been abued also. It felt when I realized it, horrible. This explains it. Thanx
Leyla
Dont really know what to say -just that the poem really got to me. I read it yesterday and all day at work today i had it in my mind -very beautifull in a deeply sad way
anna
this poem is really deep i love it. it really had me wanting to cry and brought me back to memories of my past. I just wish every one else in the world would look at child abuse your way.
Molly
that was such a great poem!you had me crying but it was good cause it made me relise that some aren't as lucky as me i knew i person who got abused and it killed me to read that but you know sometimes you have to do!but the only question i have is how can we help those kids who do get abused??
Angie
This is the most tutching poem i have ever read. I feel so bad for the poor children of today who may still get abused. I writeing a poem right now about a girl who is 2 years old, and was looking for fun. It happend to be a gun! She then. stay tooned for my poem comming out called " The Child " Thanks again, u inspired me a lot! ~ Angie ~
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