Shadows of Innocence

Silent screams inside, shadows where hope used to reside

Eyes wide with fear, trembling in the dark

A fragile heartbeat, torn apart

Vulnerable and lost, in a world so cold

Stories of innocence, brutal truths untold

Can you hear the silent cry?

Echoes of a battered lullaby

Unseen wounds that never fade

Innocence betrayed

Cries in the night, pleading for release

Broken dreams, longing for peace

Invisible scars left behind

A child hurt, so undefined

Little hands shivering beneath despair

Hiding behind a fragile stare

Trust shattered like broken glass

Fighting to survive each cruel clash

Hear the whisper of a plea?

A soul yearning to be free

Cries that the darkness keeps

From the child who weeps

Cries in the night, pleading for release

Broken dreams, longing for peace

Invisible scars left behind

A child hurt, so undefined

Rise above the pain, break the silent chain

Let love be the hope, heal the tears of shame

Fight for every child, bring the light

End the darkness, restore their right

Let the morning come, erase the night

Hold them in your heart, turn wrong to right

A cry for help, a call to care

A future where innocence is spared