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Children in foster care frequently suffer disrupted attachments beginning with removal from their own home and subsequent placements in the foster care sytem. They sometimes leave behind a trail of heartbreaking broken relationships and have profoun

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WORDS UNSPOKEN UNTIL NOW:

My voice is silenced.:

My voice is silenced.

I learned that it is not safe to speak my mind.:

I learned that it is not safe to speak my mind.

But if I were to speak out this is what I would say.:

But if I were to speak out this is what I would say.

I am 13-years-old but I feel old.:

I am 13-years-old but I feel old.

I’ve lived in 7 homes but none for long.:

I’ve lived in 7 homes but none for long.

My birth parents could not take care of me.:

My birth parents could not take care of me.

Since then I’ve had other parents called “foster” parents.:

Since then I’ve had other parents called “foster” parents.

I’ve had a number of “foster” brothers and sisters too.:

I’ve had a number of “foster” brothers and sisters too.

Some of these “brothers and sisters” were mean.:

Some of these “brothers and sisters” were mean.

I am not sure why they are called “foster” homes. :

I am not sure why they are called “foster” homes.

But the “foster” homes didn’t last long either.:

But the “foster” homes didn’t last long either.

The “foster” parents and my caseworkers believe it is my problem.:

The “foster” parents and my caseworkers believe it is my problem.

They call it “FTA” or “failure to adjust”.:

They call it “FTA” or “failure to adjust”.

I suppose I am a “FTA” because I don’t trust anybody.:

I suppose I am a “FTA” because I don’t trust anybody.

I know everybody says they are doing these things for “my own good”.:

I know everybody says they are doing these things for “my own good”.

But who would you trust if two huge policemen busted through the door in the middle of the night?:

But who would you trust if two huge policemen busted through the door in the middle of the night?

They tore me from my mother’s arms while my mom was screaming and my dad went crazy.:

They tore me from my mother’s arms while my mom was screaming and my dad went crazy.

I was terrified.:

I was terrified.

The policeman handed me to a woman I didn’t know. :

The policeman handed me to a woman I didn’t know.

I found out later that she was a CPS Worker. :

I found out later that she was a CPS Worker.

I was told many times she was just doing her job and that it was for “my own good”.:

I was told many times she was just doing her job and that it was for “my own good”.

I think they arrested my dad, I am not sure.:

I think they arrested my dad, I am not sure.

I will never forget that night as long as I live.:

I will never forget that night as long as I live.

That very night I went to my first “foster” home.:

That very night I went to my first “foster” home.

My brother and baby sister went too.:

My brother and baby sister went too.

But we only stayed a few nights because this was an emergency “foster home”.:

But we only stayed a few nights because this was an emergency “foster home”.

I was too little to remember their names.:

I was too little to remember their names.

But I will never forget being torn from my mother’s arms.:

But I will never forget being torn from my mother’s arms.

And the screams of my mom, my dad yelling at the cops, and my brother and sister crying.:

And the screams of my mom, my dad yelling at the cops, and my brother and sister crying.

I think I was too scared to cry, but I did wet my pants.:

I think I was too scared to cry, but I did wet my pants.

I wonder if I will ever see my birth mom again.:

I wonder if I will ever see my birth mom again.

My brother and sister got adopted by a nice family.:

My brother and sister got adopted by a nice family.

I see them sometimes but not often enough.:

I see them sometimes but not often enough.

Their adopted parents wanted me to be a part of the family too.:

Their adopted parents wanted me to be a part of the family too.

But it didn’t work out, I suppose because of the “FTA”.:

But it didn’t work out, I suppose because of the “FTA”.

I guess I made even the people who wanted me not want me.:

I guess I made even the people who wanted me not want me.

Because I don’t trust anyone.:

Because I don’t trust anyone.

Maybe I never will.:

Maybe I never will.

Can you understand?:

Can you understand?

Maybe, maybe someday I will trust somebody.:

Maybe, maybe someday I will trust somebody.

But it will take a long, long time.:

But it will take a long, long time.

Perhaps I never will.:

Perhaps I never will.

Because even though I was little I still remember being torn out of my mother’s arms as if it happened last night. :

Because even though I was little I still remember being torn out of my mother’s arms as if it happened last night.

I can still hear those screams and I think I always will.:

I can still hear those screams and I think I always will.

I know it was all for “my own good”. But then again I don’t know—not really!:

I know it was all for “my own good”. But then again I don’t know—not really!

Anyway, thanks for listening to my words unspoken.:

Anyway, thanks for listening to my words unspoken.

And to the voice inside me that the world (including me) has never ever heard before. :

And to the voice inside me that the world (including me) has never ever heard before.

I' Te Vurria Vassa Music composed by Eduardo di Capua Arranged and produced by micheal CASTALDO From the Vital Records (VR2020) CD 'Aceto' Copyright 2010 - All Rights Reserved - Seminara Music (SESAC) Available on iTunes, Amazon.com & michealCASTALDO.com:

I ' Te Vurria Vassa Music composed by Eduardo di Capua Arranged and produced by micheal CASTALDO From the Vital Records (VR2020) CD 'Aceto' Copyright 2010 - All Rights Reserved - Seminara Music (SESAC) Available on iTunes, Amazon.com & michealCASTALDO.com