It still amazes me to this day that people aren’t aware of how much children observe, how much they don’t understand about the world around them, and how often it’s said that it’s okay to say or do something to a child because they won’t remember it when older anyhow. But the child does remember, and doesn’t understand why it’s happening…becomes convinced that it’s because they weren’t good enough, cute enough, not…enough something. Then when a child acts up and wants to explain what’s going on – they’re told to sit still and be quiet…that children are to be seen and not heard. But you know all of this, and your poem captured this perfectly. I hope that these poems are helping you to progress on the healing journey because I know that they’re helping others who come across them.