CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

In Mila’s Eyes

The damage caused by the abuse and neglect of children.

In Mila’s Eyes. Years passed with time Wished it was all but a dream

Only those of her kind Know missing lives Are lives that never are seen

In Mila’s eyes I’m seeing her cry In silence so deafening

She followed the rules Hid bruises in school Fearing the threatening

In Mila’s eyes Silent movies rewind Play over and over again

It just won’t stop Takes all that she’s got Pretend to be dead and give in

In Mila’s eyes Words can’t describe Fail however you try

Her eyes are alive Yet, still they have died From horrors she must deny

In Mila’s eyes Anger still hides The fury that rages inside

The pain that she lived Through all that they did Did, then hidden in lies

In Mila’s eyes So much is there Look deeper to then be aware

Like dippin’ dots In frozen shots Suspending a life in mid-air

In Mila’s eyes Like orphans lives Grow up missing parents they need

She never then knew She was missing them too In front of her eyes plain to see

In Mila’s eyes Lives greater crime That authorities too rarely see

The victims of crime They do the time Innocent, while the guilty go free

In Mila’s eyes I see every child Too young to know what to do

Good parents know soon What not to do And evil lives when this is not true

In Mila’s eyes I look for the shine A spark that others can’t see

Looking closely Hoping to see The Mila that once used to be

In Mila’s eyes Life can’t reconcile The years lost from inside

When childhood ends Before it begins Unforgiven is forever the sin

Mila’s now gone She’s all alone In a soul that no longer breathes

Mila’s lights are all on But she’s never home Yet, hoping that one day she’ll be