IS IT A SHADOW?

IT'S A SHADOW OF WHAT YOU THOUGHT
THAT LIFE WAS REALLY ALL ABOUT,
A FAMILY DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT
BUT YET IT WAS ALL WRONG.
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS YOU SAY
OPEN THEM UP TO FIND THEIR REAL WAY,
OF WHAT IS HID TO SAVE THE SHOW
LOOK INTO THE CHILDREN'S EYES TO REALLY KNOW.
ASK THEM WHAT LIFE IS REALLY ALL ABOUT
THEY KNOW CAUSE THEY SEE,
WHAT NO ONE ELSE DOES
BEHIND THOSE CLOSED DOORS.
ARE THEY SAFE?
SOME SAY YES AND OTHERS DON'T KNOW,
FOR THE PARENTS IT'S JUST A SHOW
IT'S JUST A REALITY THAT SOON EVERYONE WILL KNOW.
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER YOU CAN'T HIDE
TOO MUCH LONGER,
THE REALITY YOU REALLY DON'T WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW
SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE WILL KNOW.
PARENTS YOU SHOW YOUR WAYS
MOSTLY TO THE MEDIA,
WHILE YOUR CHILDREN SUFFER AND WAIT
FOR YOU TO WAKE UP OR SOMEONE TO PICK THEM UP.
OUT OF THIS NIGHTMARE
THAT YOU CALL HOME,
IF YOU DON'T WATCH OUT
YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF ALONE.

BETTY THOMAS 2/26/2020