The Surrendered Child

The surrendered child
weeps
at his fate
not able to survive on his own
too scared to break free
he suffers in silence
in his eternal hell
once called a parent's Love

The broken child
shivers
in a dark corner in his room
cringing from the screaming voices in the hall
knowing they will come for him
they always do
no solace in the dark

The angrey child lashes out
in a futile attempt to find someone
anyone
who will notice his hurt
and take him out of this reality
but theyll turn away
raging silently in his head
he waits

The  quite child holds it all in
the fear,the anger the hurt
for if he let them in
they would only tear him down
and bend them to their will
he must  hold on to what little light he has

The wilted child craves
the tender touches that never comes
a sweet caress
from those who claim to care for him
if only the outside world only knew
but he suffers in silence

The hopeful child wonders
if the nightmare will ever end
watching the world pass him by
with sad mournful eyes
waiting for one day his escape
into a world all his own