The silent scream
of a child
features contorted
in pain.
When will it be heard?
How long shall the pain
of children remain silent?
A wail of terror
ripples through the night
Followed by a sharp slap
like a fish hitting the water
a basketball kissing the court.
A hand to cheek.
It is the sound
of the suffering,
of the pain,
the heartache,
and the silence,
that is so deafening.
Listen to the silent
cry of a child
Before it is silenced forever.