Little Broken Wing

Gentle dove,

chained to a bamboo stalk,

you can only gaze at the sky

that should be

your home.

You have lain, curled, broken,

abandoned, hopeless,

on the floor of your cage for so long

you have forgotten how to fly.

Little gray dove, 

banished from the sky,

may rescue come soon

and lift you into

a world of love.

Kids, I am reading The Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam, the woman who works so hard to rescue girls from the barbaric world of sexual slavery in Cambodia. The things that are done to these children are beyond comprehension. Somaly Mam's journey, and her mission, are inspiring. She and the girls she rescues demonstrate resilience and strength of spirit. She shows what one person can do, when she sees a need and does what she can. As we see, time after time, the movement grows.