How many pleas go unanswered <br />as their cries echo through the night? <br />Too many, I am afraid to say <br />as we hear about child abuse almost every day. <br /> <br />Committed by those who are most trusted, <br />our guardians of the young <br />are the ones who defile <br />the young lives in their care. <br /> <br />What about those who are abused <br />will they become abusers one day <br />for the treatment they have received? <br />That question will remain unanswered <br />until sometime in future years. <br /> <br /> <br />15 October 2009 <br /> <br />Author's Note: <br />Although this poem may depict that all child carers are abusers, they are not. Although in the news in England of late there have been several cases in which child abusers have been people who were in charge of children. I wish now to apologise to the genuine carers that are perfectly innocent if they feel offended by my poem. <br /> <br />This poem was written to underline a question do those abused in turn become abusers. <br /> <br />DVH 15/10/09<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/child-abuse-12/
