2 September 2012
I'm not Beaten Battered Punched Or bruised
I'm not Burnt Pinched Or sexually abused
I'm Neglect I'm harder To spot
I'm Hunger Untidy Not often caught
I'm Mentally Scarred Left Too much alone
Allowed To watch What I like When No ones At home
I am Belittled By Those That Sometimes Love
I walk Under Dark Clouds Suspended above
But I know No Difference That's The way It is
I Lose Concentration Could do Better The Teacher Says
My Shoes Are Worn My Hair A mess
I still Walk With A faint Smile Could Anyone Care Less
I'm Neglected Like So many So True
By Unknowing Parents With Better Things To do
*dedicated to the many children I have worked with in the past*
Neglect • Opuss № I