She Cries AloneA Poem by Odonko-baFor the missingshe cries alone drenched in tears of her own shame but not of her making he ascended from shadows and shadowed her shattering her dreams as easily as did her hymen she became his fixation a nightmare lived daily where time nor the hour matters anymore this monster that looks as human as we invisible to the eyes of humanity the unthinkable atrocities he commits upon innocent flesh remits shackled and caged like a dog she cries alone a burden no child should have to bear she thinks of her mother and father of her brother and sister and yes of her dog sam if only she could warn them of the monster that lives next door the monster that comes to borrow sugar or sip coffee with mum on the porch at times drinking a few beers with dad after work boasting of games played on the sports network all the while stealing glances at us children she cries alone who would believe her this man a pillar of the community always a helping hand can't you see he's a sham a monster a pedophile a child rapist ask him as to my whereabouts see if he answers you with a straight face the rattling of the cage alerts her to his presence he comes yet again she cries screams and pleads for him to leave her alone but this only seems to give him pleasure mocking her he mounts her quickly his screams and cries of perversion the only sound left heard in the room a single solitary tear falls from her eye please God just let me die she begs her lament falling upon deaf ears maybe it is God who is dead or maybe God has no ears to hear the monster has left the room but his stench lingers pervasively like the smell of death is it possible to smell one's own death she muses for surely she dies a little each day the death of abandonment the death of loneliness the death of regret the death of her soul if only she was strong enough to fight back she would scratch out his eyes and rip out his tongue that filthy slimy thing she would feed to sam he would eat anything the thought giving her slight amusement the rattling of the cage startles her he's back yet again she begins to cry... Many of our children come up missing...but we have no idea. May God have mercy on us all. © 2016 Odonko-ba |
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1 Review Added on January 17, 2016 Last Updated on January 17, 2016 AuthorOdonko-baHouma, LAAboutOdonko-ba I am a moody anti-social introvert. Meaning: I Trust No One. My best friend is myself. My companion ~ my dog. I write because I must. It is my life line. My Beacon in a world cloaked .. more..Writing
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