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.