Up Against the Wall

This morning as I climbed up the last hill before reaching the Capitol, I noticed, as I have nearly every morning this month, the beautiful blue ribbons in the trees in the front of the Episcopal church on the square. The ribbons are there as a tribute to the many thousands of child abuse victims reported in Dane County last year.

And so, when the Be Good Tanyas came on my ipod tonight, I knew this was the perfect song for calling attention to this issue:

I know that you did not receive

What it was that you needed when you were growing

But tell me what's the worth

You're repeating history verse by verse

What do you prove

No matter what you say I think you'll lose

you'll lose

You'll lose her

Up against the wall

You don't stand so tall

Better run run run put your armor on again

Isn't it time we recognized that we all live such broken lives sometimes

And it's sad but true that you still carry so much with you...