I Hear The Children Crying

Sexual Trafficking in Los Angeles

I hear the children crying:

Hungry in their need,

I hear the churches praying:

Holding to their Creed,

I hear the Politicians:

Deftly promising to Try…

Meanwhile,

The Hell continues:

Consuming lives at will:

Predators hunting freely,

While we shield our ears:

Occupied with “other things,”

I hear the children crying:

A sound I used to block —

Afraid to see the horror:

Afraid I’d lose my mind,

But now I know the numbers:

An undeniable catastrophe,

Enough…

. ……….to…

. ……………say:

Enough,

Enough,

Enough,

#NoMore.

Richard Palmquist, DVM GDVCHM CCHVM

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