Atrophy of the Children

An inside look into the minds of children who get neglected and abused while in the U.S foster care systems; an ongoing but unspoken problem. Unspoken until now.

We are the forgotten children

the ones that God ignores

the seed of grief and suffering

born of selfish w****s

We are the forgotten children

the ones all left behind

punished for the ignorant

forgetful human mind.

We are the hated children

born upon the floor

thrown away so easily

or locked behind the door.

We are the hated children

the ones love never touch

banned from our society;

Freedom costs too much.

We are the lonely children

lives in disarray

no mere amount of alcohol

can drink our pain away

We are the forgotten children

born of selfish pain

we rot upon the floors of Hell

til' none of us remain

Reviews

[GwenLark]

"We are the forgotten children
born of selfish pain
we rot upon the floors of Hell
til' none of us remain"

I can't stop thinking about this verse

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Great sad thought provoking
Tragedy
Love the way you conveyed your dark message to be in the light so often tragedy kept in dark
Great work

[LKBillips]

Powerful and impactful. This world has forgotten a lot about community and compassion. Judgement passed with unfeeling parameters and uncaring society. I hadn't thought about this alot before, I am glad you put it out there.

[keith]

imagery paired with easy rhyme unforced. there is sadness within the lines sans tearful plea.
a bold statement not as excuse or cry for pity.
we are all the children ...

[HC Abiona]

I thought this was very sad and truthful. There are a lot of children out there that feel like this and I wish they didn't. Everyone deserves love. Very good read and thank you for sending your poems my way.

[Malvika]

It's a great poem .Good work