Silent Screams

Silent screams raging inside
yesterdays filled with a foreboding darkness
embraced in evil.

A young girl bound by chains
her house arrest a lifetime punishment
no windows,
no doors,
no escape.

The warden's game
a cruel act of torture
pleasure becomes pain...
pain becomes reality.

Screaming in silence
she fades away the hands of darkness embrace her
she welcomes the peace
which touches her soul.

She watches from a distance
this troubled child
who screams in the darkness.

She awakens a young woman
falling to the ground
beaten by guilt and shame.

Her empty soul is numb
her broken heart is silent
the beating drum is quiet.

Her decadence is shared by so many

She lifts her head
silent screams raging inside
spill forth
but no one hears she walked the path..........

alone.

~~Tina 5/13/05