ADRIEN ( A Poem, not for the faint of heart)

You had such a gorgeous grin. 

What your parents did was such a sin.
Kissable cheeks. Mischief in your eyes.

You should have been loved. Protected by the skies.

I couldn't hear your screams.

Now I wake up and you are in my dreams.

Swollen ankles, bleeding cuts.

Scrawny body attached to bars.

Out in the country where there were so few cars.

Tortured, hated, all alone.

How I wish you could reach a phone.

Kept inside a plywood door,

I am sure you deserved so much more.

Precious child, you should have laughed,

And played free, like a baby calf.

Why did they send you home with them? Someone should have known.

But no one helped you and now you're gone.

I'm sorry, little one, for your loss.

I can't say why your parents didn't give a toss.

You were worth so much more. 

I hope there is is peace on the other shore.

They would have seen the light gone from your eyes. Your body failing. 

Cold in the dark. They caused your ailing.

Your tiny frame. Your gaunt little arm.

Should have protected you, not done you harm.

I will remember you, good and bad.

Forever wish you had another mom and dad.

And I will look for you, in my neighbourhood,

Look. Listen. Intervene. Make it understood.

You deserve a safe life, as all humans do.

How I wish someone had loved you.

You'd be alive today. Laughing. Running. Bringing so much joy.

You were a beautiful little boy.