A CHILD'S FACE

Have you ever seen
Terror in a child's face.
Their eyes, big and confused
As a war rages on around them.
The yelling and screaming,
Forever implanting a memory,
Not a recollection
Of merry-go-rounds and cotton candy.
The question reeling in your child's mind,
"How can I make it stop?"
They cannot...
Tomorrow will come
And along with it another "memory."
Caused by the uncontrolled anger
Of an adult.
Next time your wrath begins,
Step back, take a look,
Have you ever seen
Terror in a child's face.