Battered Child

Nothing is free in a battered child’s world

Smiles are cold and souls are sold

No age limit young or old

The devil is rampant

The children are his prey

Eyes are always blind

Mouths have nothing to say

Deaf ears fall on the battered child’s cry

If they speak the truth

They must be telling a lie

Eternal rest is the battered child’s plea

The only way the devil will set them free

Many prayers to God above

For every innocent child

The ones in a bad home

The ones in the missing files

Prayers coming in

Just like a flood

God, cover the battered children with your blood