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The Arvada Child Advocacy
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10795 West 58th Avenue
Arvada,
CO 80004
(720) 898-6741
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Cry out in secret places
Where innocence is stolen
Often without any traces
In the secrecy they wrap themselves
In a world not safe to them
Afraid to trust...To be a child
For they may be hurt again
Who can these victims turn to
Some so very small
Locked in the prison of their age
Not finding words at all
Who will listen long enough
To hear what they can't say
Whose arms will provide safety
While others look the other way?
We're outraged by the crimes we see
Each day in grander tolls
But are we outraged by these silent crimes
Crippling families...Wounding souls
People trained to hear
Past their childish descriptions
Beyond their wall of fear
Rooms filled with toys and teddy bears
And quilts of every size
It's a place where heroes work
Where they hear their unheard cries
Our little girl walked through that door
A big hat to hide her head
Where she had pulled out every hair
Because of words unsaid
...Her story finally told
No longer could he hurt her
She had a hand to hold
In the only words she could find
She shared what he had done
Safe at last and finally heard
...Her healing had begun
Does this place really matter?
Did our nightmare ever end?
Ask this little girl "without" a hat
Who's a child once again
