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The Shame of a Child

Imprisoned by the flesh

Raped of my spirit

Held captive by violence and fear

You cut me with your sword, disfigure me with your gun and scar me with your manhood

When will it end, when will you let me die?

No longer whole, no longer alive

I am nothing more than a dead soul trapped inside a body

Trapped in a body you seek to pillage for vengeance and greed

But I am only a child, what could I have done to deserve such hate?

Justice is no longer mine to hope for

Freedom is lost

The mind cannot forget the terrors you bestowed upon me

I live out my life sentence day after day, and face after face

No more do my tears spill, only my blood do I have left to wipe away

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