What Would It Take For You To See
Walking through a graveyard one day I couldn't help but think
Why so many had lost their lives that year What was the missing link
 Later I read how a disease had struck that town and taken so many away
My heart was saddened as each headstone still echoed their young cries that day

Then I thought Is this what it would take for all the world to see the danger at hand
For them to realize today we have another epidemic that is sweeping through our land
This time the disease is called Domestic Violence and each year it claims so many lives
I thought would it take a walk through a graveyard for us to hear their pleading cries

Would it take the headstone of the murdered lady who had suffered so much abuse and pain
Or the man  who was depressed and beaten down taking his own life was all he had to gain
Or the little child who couldn't go on living with pain afflicted by someone stronger then him
When we stand and read their headstones would the pain and tears make our eyes grow dim

If we put all the victims in one large graveyard and let the whole world come and view
Would each one then realize this must be stopped and wonder what they could possibly do
Well this day you must decide to walk away or stand up and fight so they don't die in vain
So many innocent victims are depending on you to stop this useless loss of life and pain

Poem Written by Kath