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Serenity


She's A  social worker that sees kids in dangerous homes everyday,

but one child more than anyone else stands out, her name is Ana 

At night Ana stays home alone while her mommy goes away

home alone she's shut in a bathroom with a pillow and some water

When Ana goes to school the kids ask what happened to give her those bruises 

she never tells the truth because despite what has happened she still loves her mom

the social worker takes her from recess and asks if she knows what abuse is

but Ana says no I'm happy at home and tries very hard not to cry.

the social worker takes Ana home after school and meets her mother

when she looks past the door she sees aluminum foil with burn marks on the coffee table

the mother asks her to leave and she prays please not another.

through given time Ana is helped but the social worker can't help but still be upset

because she knows out there there's still someone else who is still being hurt

she wants to do more shE wants to help she's getting to be obsessed

two years pass and she's written a book, it's about Ana and her mom

the books a best seller and a New York Times best

so they are making a movie and I come along 

I'm designing the sounds and setting the scene

for the right kind of music to let it sink in

that a cold, weak world can become serene.

 

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