I will start, this comment is now £1.00 please help with your comments for Children In Need.

Very moving poem, you have a great talent!

I too support Children in Need.

I'll Google your blog and follow you on Twitter.

With best wishes from Jimmy Couplet.

"Tears are silent language of grief." - Voltaire

This truly expresses it.

Hope this will help!

I was very touched by your poem and hope this helps in some small way. Keep up the great writing, it is appreciated.

A very touching poem,

This is also a great idea to help Children In Need...

Best regards,

Sara.

Really a moving poem...

Was totally touched.

I am associated with Adharshila, an NGO is Delhi, India which deals with education adn growth of SLUM children.

That is why I know - this do happens.

This area do need to get acted upon.

Akshat

 These verses are beautiful... Unfortunately they are real and it is not easy to just read through them without having the images of those terrible acts stuck in your mind... How can anyone think this is a decent world when every day children get hurt, often by the people they trust the most... Thank You for doing this, you have my full support!!!

Children are depending on us, and I'd admire your ability to express an agonizing subject with a clear plea for change.  I hope people listen too. Thank-you for speaking up for those children who are suffering from abusive situations.  I hope it helps to shift people's priorities, because it is never acceptable to deliberately harm another human being, especially children who can not defend themselves. 

Beautiful poem. Heartbreaking truths. God have mercy on the innocent. 

You touched up on a number of children related issues through this little gem of a poem. Child abuse has been discussed a number of times in the community; we are very sensitive towards the issue. I have no idea how a father/guardian can garner enough heart and courage to abuse his dependent; but its a fact and we have to face it. Surprisingly lethal are those pseudo humans. May be the law and the society tend to turn a blind eye over these issues? We need to fight and fight with passion and have got to curb these. Hope you get many comments and thus the impetus reason to utilize the money to launch a direct assault on these menaces.

Best of luck and I admire your initiative.

Gratefully,
Amartya

 I loved it. Great idea to help Children in Need.

Deanna

Sad, but a beautiful poem. Those poor kids in the world that have to go through that every day...its quite depressing...:(

seems good intresting ...

Wow, goes straight for the heart with this one. Very sad, but horribly enough - extremely true...too many times.  Thanks for sharing your heart. For putting it out there so others that have been there, know they are not alone.

@spreadingjoy

Abuse is not limited to fathers. Mothers, siblings,uncles etc., and non-family, abuse kids and sometimes it is known, sometimes not. Why do I say all that? Kids are equally bewildered why someone who has power over them would hurt them in using the power. I think we should be asking that question about adults to adults also? 

I also mention the other abuse, since we think of the poems conceit, father abusing son, as the model. I have worked with many women who have not been beaten by their mother but feel abused as badly as beatings from the tongue-the emotional abuse. This poem reflects their feelings too. Thanks to whomever is making the donation! 

 I SUPPORT CHILDREN IN NEED - WHATEVER IT TAKES I'M WITH IT - CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD NEED A CHANCE - VERY NICE POEM!!! - IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE - 

 I'll help you (:

Great thing, what you're doing

this poem is sad, but its also sad that its true and its happening to millons of children

 This poem is powerful.

I hope this helps :)

With the comments and views we have so far reached £76 to go towards Children In Need. I have the cheque ready with a blank space for the final total at 12 noon today. I will also being adding a letter with the cheque with the link to the site www.poemsnprose.com and the poem Tears In The Dust. I thank everyone who has given their support and I thank you all so much.

Christopher Glyn John Smith (Welshpoet)

Very sad; but so beautifully written.  I fully support your "Tears in the Dust" and sincerely hope  many hear its message.  God Bless You for sharing...

 It shows the reality and absurdity of life.

A very powerful poem.

I hope I can help through this comment. Amen.

 sad but true....that's going on in the world 

lord bless the children

For the record, I found the following:

Time: 12:00 hrs GMT 26/10/2009

This is only an observation and the final decision will be take by the author himself. The initiative was taken by the author proactively. Humanity is grateful to people like you... Three cheers to your kindness.

Respectfully,
Amartya

Many thanks (not including this comment) the grand total fot 5p per view and commentis is £83.75p from all at the site etc. Thank you all for your support and blessings to everyone

Chris

nice poem

A sad little poem - I do hope you will not be offended when I point out that the singular possive of Daddy in stanza 3 is Daddy's, not Daddys'.

living with an abusive mother as a child, i have felt some of this pain.

That's very touching and heartfelt. I like what you did with it. You can really stand back and know what those children are feeling. This is a really good poem, sad but amazing.