13600
( for the missing)
she 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 unthinkible 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
cant 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 ones 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.
