For Every Child

For every child who cries at night 
Alone with shame and pain and fright 
For every child who wants so much 
To only feel a gentle touch 
For the beaten child, who cries in pain 
Whose tears run silent, like the rain 
For the child used to satisfy lust 
Who never learns to love or trust 
For the child taken from her/his home 
And made to feel so all alone 
For the child whose home is just a shell 
Where life becomes a living hell 
For the child who smiles but cannot feel 
Because of scars too deep to heal 
For every child who yearns for love 
I hope and pray to God above 
To hear your cries and heal your pain 
And give you back your life again 

Author Unknown 

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