*Trigger Warning
who will speak for the dead?
who will speak for the battered
woman now buried inside the earth
who will speak for the stolen children
sold off at market as though
they are shylock\’s pound of flesh
who will speak for the bullied teens
who take their on life in a manner
that would put most deaths to shame
who will speak for the elderly
who are strapped to their beds
who suffocate at the hands
of their abuser
the macabre aspect
to research the history
of these victims
one will discover
unwarranted pain
inflicted in a manner
of rage which transcends
abusers to the level
of untamed
animal
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