PLEASE BE AWARE , UPSETTING AND GRAPHIC LANGUAGE AND CONTENT. THE PHOTOS ARE FROM THE INTERNET AND ARE NOT ABUSED CHILDREN AS FAR AS I KNOW.
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INVISIBLE
Invisible that what they called her
Invisible , she is dead now, is that fair.
Everyday the nice lady came
She knew, she did, she heard her use her name.
Evie is asleep her mother carelessly said
Yes Evie is asleep…..Pour Evie was dead.
Lucky was she if she got the scraps
She was so thirsty her lips were just chaps.
Frightened each day out of sight she hid
At school no one took notice of the things she did.
Evie was wasting away before everyone’s eyes
Stealing from bins, sleeping in class no one heeding her cries.
Up in her room cowering in the dark
Storming up the stairs, again his hands leave a mark.
Whimpering and shivering no point to make a sound
Evie does not want attention,praying not to be found.
The pain from his cigarette burns make her want to cry
Cold, tired hungry this child prayed to die.
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He is always tired, dozing in class and accident prone
His parents are the perfect couple , how is he at home.
He is so clumsy covered in cuts and bruises
Mummy only feeds him when she chooses.
Daddy can’t stand him so he keeps out of sight
It is better that way, Mummy can’t protect him she has given up the fight.
His teacher is worried the child is so thin
Just look at those bruises, he is nothing but bone and skin.
Talk in the staffroom , what can be done
You need to be careful no one will back you if you get it wrong.
To hell with the rules she can’t stand watching this anymore
So she calls the police and the headmistress and tells them what she saw.
Visits are made every week can we see James . No he’s asleep!
Little James can hear this help , but to get down from the cupboard is too big a leap.
James is away with his nanny you see
Having fun at the seaside, in the sun running free.
He is too tired, and too hungry to cry
He is invisible , and invisible he will die.
willowdot21 
Oct 09, 2013 @ 19:46:43
so beautifully written and so sad.
Oct 09, 2013 @ 19:53:13
There have been a lot of child abuse of late and one statement kept cropping up . The police or the health visitors visited often but the child was “invisible” …. how can this be so, how is that acceptable .Did they not insist on seeing the children……………….. sorry but it makes me so angry.
Oct 09, 2013 @ 19:54:35
i could not agree more, i’ve never understood that.
Oct 09, 2013 @ 20:30:34
It is such a weak excuse!
Oct 09, 2013 @ 19:58:51
This is so sad. It makes me wonder how many kids at my girls’ school are subjected to this. Awareness is so critical with this. Thank you for posting it in the light of reality.
Oct 09, 2013 @ 20:02:04
I felt I had to do something it is happening too often.
Oct 09, 2013 @ 20:02:44
Tragically poignant, I know the stories you mean I was literally screaming at the tv the other night when a ‘friend’ of the one sentenced started defending her trying to suggest she was a victim who had needed help and the only a few days later it has been announced the creature that gave birth to Baby P is to be released after serving only four years, the world has gone mad, our so called justice system gives out the message that you can torture and murder a child and serve less time than if you rob a bank. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Some days I want to opt out of the human race
Oct 09, 2013 @ 20:25:28
Yes I know what you mean , God forbid we might punish someone for abusing an innocent! I hope they suffer as much as those poor mites did. How and why would you harm a baby/toddler , for the love of God why.
Oct 09, 2013 @ 22:18:28
So very heartfelt…
Oct 10, 2013 @ 17:59:16
It is so very very awful, how can people do this . One woman had a dead baby, well a child of four the size of a 6 month baby dead in a carrycot for two years…… a no show at school ….. where are the alarm bells..
Oct 10, 2013 @ 01:30:58
how are little ones invisible…
how can no one see….and how do they sleep at night
knowing they did nothing for the innocent….
your words took my breath away….I have never understood how no one sees
yes I have even turned in abuser, they are usually out before I even hear they were arrested…
everyone turned a blind eye….every child is so special….
I agree with Paula….
good post Willow…so sad…so very sad …
this is a subject within my heart…
Thank you for posting…
Take Care…You Matter…
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Blessed Be
maryrose
Oct 10, 2013 @ 17:56:14
I don’t know Maryrose I cannot understand how all this can happen.How can adults attack and hurt babies and toddlers. How can social workers and health visitors even police can say we visited often but the child was invisible. Teachers at school are too afraid to speak out for fear of loosing their job or worse. OH! what are we come too.
Oct 27, 2013 @ 22:52:50
I was not aware of these cases, Willow, but heartbreaking they are, they are. It deeply saddens me. Well written.
Oct 28, 2013 @ 11:43:40
Yes they do exist, the very fact that you did not know about them proves my point! People need to know that this happens!