I Leave The Light On

Read about a little boy today -his parents, monsters - beat him because he wet to bed and he was three!!!. how can people harm little ones?
How can people abuse children, elderly, one another?
What is wrong with OUR world? Please click the video you won't be sorry.
If you have a heart you may shed a tear listening to this .. so true for so many .. and too many can relate.

By Beth Hart ...


I've seen myself, with a dirty face
I've cut my luck, with a dirty ace
I leave the light on
I leave the light on
I went from zero, to minus ten
I drank your wine, then I stole your man
I leave the light on
I leave that light on

Daddy ain't that bad, he just plays rough
I ain't that scarred, when I'm covered up
I leave the light on
Yeah, I leave the light on
Little girl hiding underneath the bed
Was it something I did? Must be something I said
I leave the light on
I better leave the light on


'Cause I wanna love
And I wanna live
Yeah, I don't know much about it
And I never did - no, no

17, and I'm all messed up inside
I cut myself, just to feel alive
And I leave the light on
And I leave the light on
21 on the run, on the run, on the run
From myself, from myself and everyone
I leave the light on
I better leave the light on


'Cause I wanna love
And I wanna live
Yea, I don't know much about it
And I never did
I don't know what to do
Can the damage be undone?
I swore to God that I'd never be
What I've become

And lucky stars, and fairy tales
I'm gonna bathe myself, in a ocean well
Pretty scars from cigarettes
I never will forget - I never will forget

I'm still afraid, to be alone
Wish that the moon would follow me home
I leave the light on
Yeah, I leave that light on

I ain't that bad, I'm just messed up
I ain't that sad, but I'm sad enough


'Cause I wanna love
I wanna live
No, I don't know much about it
And I never did
I don't know what to do
Can the damage be undone?
I swore to God that I'd never be
What I've become

I leave that light…
I leave that light…
I leave that light on

God bless the child, with the dirty face
Who cuts her luck, with a dirty ace
She leaves the light on
I leave that light on

Reviews

[Tommy]

I can’t get the song to play, my internet is being too slow, but as I read this I thought unknowingly that this would be a great song…It is a tragedy how children get abused; I don’t understand it…I’ve lived the cuts and burns, all messed up, it wasn’t because of my family, but I can feel the agony in this piece because of the relation…Sad really…

Thanks for sharing this Chloe!
RLG,
Tommy

[The Analog Kid]

Very powerful poem you posted. I love my kids but I often question my decision to bring them into this sick world. I read an article about the crime Selene mentioned. That is 45 minutes from my house. I was shocked by the callousness of the guy when they caught him. My question is: does TV, or the internet stimulate this behavior for some weak people? What has changed? Our society is so ugly...

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Oh it is a tragedy that seems to surface everyday... this part was my favorite...

I'm still afraid, to be alone
Wish that the moon would follow me home
I leave the light on
Yeah, I leave that light on

a really powerful poem... glad you put it out there in print cause we can't hide the problem under a rug and pretend it don't happen.

[Sheila Kline]

How very tragic it is when little ones as this are abused by those who are supposed to protect them!
We must all be "keepers" for them and never, never, never look the other way!
Thank you for sharing this moving piece with us as a reminder to do what is right!!!

[Ladysue]

Chloe, this is heartbreaking and the cruelty that goes on is mind boggling...I just heard of a child buried in concrete...such tragic happenings...your piece portrays very well the devastation and the scars that remain...

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

an unmerry go round of devestation spinning faster and out of control at every turn~ here they caught a monster yesterday who raped and dismembered a nine year old girl~ dumped her body in the dumpster~ what ugliness the human thing is~ I bowed out of direct contact with the human species long ago~ minimal contact is more than enough~ pain and pain and more pain~ and like you I have never understood how ANY person could harm a child~ they are monsters with human faces~ and they are everywhere and multiplying at a rapid rate~ I am glad I am 45 and will not be around long enough to see the final personification of the genetic time bomb the species collectively harbors~

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

please, if you know of abuse tell someone
if someone is abusing you , tell someone ..
I have no words to write.. they have died lately.. heartache and sadness take them ." i ain't that sad but i'm sad enough "
My heart hurts too bad so I will let Beth Hart write this one ...
Sorry about the double embedding a little upset tonight!
People who want children cannot have them - others pop them out only to kick down , abuse abuse abuse .. how can anyone hurt a child?
Or an animal for that matter?
Messed up for sure.