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A Stolen Life

Rastine Jade RJ Beramo

Crying in the middle of the night, a young girl kept from sight Hoping that the pain would cease as you stole me from my cave, In hopes to heal the scars and find some light out of darkness Let these tears flow until it has gone away, as I want to be free, that I pray Dauntless child, that I am, release me at once

Protect us from storms and shelter our pain Remind parents of their wrongdoings and arrest all perpetrators Observe our behaviors, unobtrusively in and out of what we call our ‘home’. Terminate maltreatment and besting on a helpless angel, crying for help Educate humanity in caring for a child, for there is no exception Care for me, for I am like a flower, fragile, but my stem keeps my head held high Take away our doubts and fears when all we do is shed some tears I cherish my life & I want it to last, I am just a child, yet growing so fast Only the moon hears my pain, like the waxing crescent, I shall not live in vain No more silent cries I hide, because no child wants to be abused, no child.