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Array ( [sid] => 42532 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Child Abuse [time] => 2004-04-09 22:28:08 [hometext] => I can't believe some parents would do this to their children. [bodytext] => The children sit
in the house
waiting for their parents
to come home,
their stomachs are empty,
their feet are cold,
the cupboards are bare
and they have no
shoes for their feet.

Their little hearts
are broken in two,
as they sit and wonder
if their parents
even care about them.

Hours later,
their parents walk
through the door,
with shopping bags
filled with new clothes.

Tears swell in
the children's eyes,
when they see
there is nothing for them.

The children have
to go another day,
with an empty stomach
and no shoes on their feet.

Copyright Cynthia Jones
Apr.7/2004 [comments] => 5 [counter] => 208 [topic] => 6 [informant] => Cynthia [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => AngryPoetry )

Child Abuse

Contributed by Cynthia on Friday, 9th April 2004 @ 10:28:08 PM in AEST
Topic: AngryPoetry

The children sit
in the house
waiting for their parents
to come home,
their stomachs are empty,
their feet are cold,
the cupboards are bare
and they have no
shoes for their feet.

Their little hearts
are broken in two,
as they sit and wonder
if their parents
even care about them.

Hours later,
their parents walk
through the door,
with shopping bags
filled with new clothes.

Tears swell in
the children's eyes,
when they see
there is nothing for them.

The children have
to go another day,
with an empty stomach
and no shoes on their feet.

Copyright Cynthia Jones
Apr.7/2004

Copyright © Cynthia ... [ 2004-04-09 22:28:08]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: Child Abuse (User Rating: 1 )
by Thumper0719 on Friday, 9th April 2004 @ 10:31:55 PM AEST
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What kind of parent could do this to there childreen! Its horrible that stuff like that really happens! But your poem was a good, strong write.

Re: Child Abuse (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_Kalicharan on Saturday, 10th April 2004 @ 01:53:18 AM AEST
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Good write, Cynthia... I've seen this happen on many occasions..with kids at our school. They have no books and no lunch but their parents are always well dressed and sporting the latest styles... It really is very sad..
Jenni

Re: Child Abuse (User Rating: 1 )
by emystar on Saturday, 10th April 2004 @ 02:14:15 AM AEST
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Woo this one rips out my heart to know these things actually happen.
U tell it so well.
May God help the innocent children.
luv, huggs,
emy

Re: Child Abuse (User Rating: 1 )
by loveisendless on Saturday, 10th April 2004 @ 12:38:59 PM AEST
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GREAT POEM ABOUT A SAD SUBJECT! I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS A KID!! 4 KIDS
& 2 ADULTS,80% OF THE FOOD WAS FOR MY DAD & THE OTHER 5 OF US WOULD HAVE TO SHARE!!! GREAT JOB ON THIS 1!!!!
LOL-DAN!!!!!

Re: Child Abuse (User Rating: 1 )
by NightOwl on Tuesday, 29th March 2005 @ 05:33:15 PM AEST
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You put such a strong subject into such moving tones... awesome work!! It conveyed so much emotion!

*~Erin~*

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