The Kids Aren't Alright

The little boy goes home only to get abused

He's beaten till he's turned blue

Everyday the girl shows up with a new bruise

Just how late was your father hitting the booze?

God you say you see everything 

But the kids aren't alright!

No, the kids aren't alright!!!

Don't you know THE KIDS AREN'T ALRIGHT!?

So many children neglected 

Because the parents are too high and disconnected

They're forced to raise themselves 

Have to put hope for love back on the shelf

So many hurting girls taken advantage of

They know nothing of the love from above

So many hurting boys hooked on drugs

Because someone pulled out the rug

Father, how many kids are crying themselves asleep tonight?

How many of their heroes have given up the fight? 

Don't you see the kids aren't alright!?

NO, THE KIDS AREN'T ALRIGHT!!!

They're left to wander the streets 

Some with bleeding feet 

Some trapped in homes that only mistreat

Each day, their hope for a tomorrow only depletes 

And in the end 

You say you're their best friend 

But when will it end? 

It twists my head just to think 

How far their lives are out of sync 

Don't you know

The kids aren't alright!!!

NO, THE KIDS AREN'T ALRIGHT!!! 

Reviews

[NoelHC]

It is awful that this goes on every day. I cannot understand how any person can treat a child poorly.
Well expressed.
I noted a few little corrections:
Because the parents are too high an(d) disconnected
The little boy goes home only (to) get abused
It twists my head just (to) think

[Dannyisawriter]

Thanks for the pointers and i don't understand it either :(

[Cool Girl]

Another poem inspired by a song.. XD
Nice one, Danny!

[Dannyisawriter]

LOL I love seeing who can catch the poems that are inspired by a song :) You seem to always notice haha!!!!!

[Cool Girl]

Well, maybe people just aren't observant.. You'd think they'd know by the title xD

[Dannyisawriter]

Haha I usually try to change the title, but I couldn't think of anything for this one :)

[Cool Girl]

Haha:) well, I still absolutely loved this piece! It's going in my favorites!!

[DoormanDan]

If only this kind of abuse and neglect didn't exist, the world would be a much better place. Sadly, because we are only human, this cannot be. I really enjoyed reading this poem. It's fantastically well written!

[Riley Justine]

Holy heck. This is so well written. I teared up a little but. Insanely good job Danny!

[iveltac]

good job and good grammer. that happens all the time all over the world. Why do people do that?

[Dannyisawriter]

Thank you for reviewing all my writings :) (I figured I could just say thanks once rather then sit there and type "Thank You" five or more times LOL)

[iveltac]

:p that would be quite emusing.

[Leslie Philibert]

Good poem, child abusers were mostly themselves the victims of abuse, a tragic line of violence

[Sami Khalil]

"They're left to wander the streets
Some with bleeding feet
Some trapped in homes that only mistreat
Each day, their hope for a tomorrow only depletes

And in the end
You say you're their best friend"
Sad but true in our world. A well written poem with a good message...:)...............

[Dannyisawriter]

Thank you :)

[Sami Khalil]

Welcome...:)............

[Matching Socks]

So heartbreaking. Children are such a precious gift.
So sweet and innocent. I hate when they are neglected, abused of mistreated. :(
Breaks my heart.

[Dannyisawriter]

Breaks mine too. I've actually met some kids who were abused and even one of my closest friends was abused when he was little. I guess they inspired this poem for me.

[MomzillaNC]

It's a devastating thing to grow up in such torment, I know. But, just as in the devastating natural disasters, God isn't in the events. He's in the response… The response by people who recognize the need for such things to change, to give aid to those struggling to recover. God is in the Hope that those of us struggling through that darkness look to as a distant light from above… from the top of the deep chasm in which we've found ourselves.

[Dannyisawriter]

So True!!!!

[willweb]

Too sad, only adds to the feel of this dreary day, but well written.

[Dannyisawriter]

I usually try to write more uplifting stuff, but it just breaks my heart when I think about stuff like this and I just wanted to try and show that. Thanks for reading :)

[willweb]

You accomplished your goal.