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The Belt
Hidden
Yet signs are present upon the child
Coats of lies
Covering bruises
Unhappiness, the trigger
Firing at his kid
Things heating up
Bring out the infamous Belt.
His buckle whips down
On his son’s innocent back
Slashing his skin, forming scars and
Searing and ripping through layers of forlorn respect and trust.
Years of confidence
Stripped away
As each strike
Lashes.
Joy replaced with fear
And defensiveness
A cold and closed personality
Because of one opened wound.
Time passes; a generation spawns
The abused child
Now a strong, grown man,
With a weak and hurt conscience,
Feels the need to release his pain.
The never-ending cycle
Repeats itself
And to his own son’s back
Reappears the Belt.
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My hope is that by reading this piece, the reader's eyes will open to the concealed and harsh reality of child abuse in our world, and they will take action to help the cause. Abuse is a never ending cycle that can only be stopped through the development of prevention and therapy programs and organizations, both much-needed foundations today.