Joshua
sharon
People beat their spouses, and sadly even their trusting,
helpless children. Three innocent souls touched my heart as I
played with them at a domestic violence center last
Thanksgiving. As they walked back down the hallway with
their mothers, Joshua, a bruised little boy in batman
pajamas, ran back to me and hugged so tightly, as only a
sweet little boy could. Heather returned shyly an hour later
with a drawing of blue hearts and pink arrows. Three of them,
one for each child, she explained: Joshua, Heather and
Taylor... Each were connected, for they could only hope to
get through this together.
Joshua
In your dreams you're Batman
You are five
Fearless in your sleep
But oh,
So scared when awake
In your dreams you fly
Away from danger
Away from pain
Away from your father
Who beats you
Who beats your mother
Your sister
Your brother
You are only five
You cannot protect them
But
In your dreams you're Batman
And
They are safe
