Cass

Sometimes I can feel the chains wrap around me,

The chains you cast, yet somehow cannot see.

You cut so sharply with words, but cannot seem to hear,

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She’s a whisper beneath the tide,

A flicker of light the deep can’t find.

Darkness wrapped her like a chain,

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For you, it’s merely a vision;

For me, a concrete prison.

No wandering thoughts, no imagery, no dreams to keep,

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To others it may just seem like words on a page,

But for her it was her voice, an untamed rage.

It wasn’t just black ink against white lines,

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The ice was strong and steady still,

Until the heat arrived before it will.

It slowly melted, water formed,

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A little girl that used to be so strong,

Born into a world so wrong.

One that took her innocence too soon,

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I protect myself with these walls I’ve built,

Can’t let them see the pain, can’t show the guilt.

There’s so much broken inside my heart,

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She screamed in the silence, heart split in two,

Wounds he ignored, though he once swore them true.

Her hands begged for shelter, her voice shook the air,

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My cry for help was heard for no reason,

Just a quiet call - my life’s small beacon.

No one could hear, no one could see

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Time stopped when he took her body and left her there,

Alone by the river with nothing to wear.

He took everything she had, then turned away,

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