Right now, however when I watch the news, there has never been a time when a report about "child abuse" be a miss. There were children beaten black and blue by a total stranger or worse, by their own parents. There were young girls being sexually abused. There were reports about babies being abandoned in random places like the mall, airport or even at the hospital right after their birth. And a long list follows... These horrifying events made me think. Would they have happy memories like I had?
I'm sure you have already heard this phrase, "a child is a gift from God." How could people do this things to a child, to an angel sent from heaven. No child deserves to be treated cruelly. A child should be nurtured with love not with pain.
Thinking about all these, I made a poem. It's in Filipino. Here it is..
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Tahan na
Tahan
na, kapatid ko
Pakiusap,
huwag kang umiyak
Sana
nariyan ako
Ipaghehele
kita
Nakita
ko ang mga kamay mo
Lukob
ng dugo
Puno
ng mga pasa
Kapareho
niyan ang akin
Narinig
ko ang pag-iyak mo
Kapag
nariyan na si Itay
Tahan
na, kapatid ko
Alam
kong takot ka
Nasaksihan
ko ang pananakit niya sa’yo
Na
ginawa rin niya sa akin
Patawad,
kapatid ko
Wala
si ate
Hindi
mo narinig ang sigaw ko noon
Tulog
at payapa ka sa iyong duyan
Dumating
si Itay nang lasing
Galit
na galit
Sinigawan
niya ako
Tangan-tangan
ang bote ng alak
Hinampas
niya ang aking ulo
Saka
tumawa nang pagak
Tahan
na, kapatid ko
Huwag
ka nang umiyak
Wala
nang mananakit sa’yo
Dahil
sa gabing ito, magkakasama na tayo.
I also found a song for the theme child abuse: Concrete Angel by Martina McBride. It is really a great song. I was definitely moved by it. The video was also a must-watch. I was crying when I was watching the video. It really advocates to stop child abuse. If you want to check it out, here's a link from Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMAoGe1ElUI&feature=fvwrel
