From Hell To Me

Hidden away by a Mother's love To the protective torture of the clergy glove Sentenced to a life of hell Before life began, the hammer fell Frightened children, black and white The dog yard coffin, the dark of night The stars looked down on naked flesh Scared eyes looked up through wire mesh Until the stars could look no more And the sun, it opened daylights door The demons woke and walked the halls The scream of silent “help me” calls No one hears their silent pain Or see’s the blood between the grain A nation’s fear of God above No one to hold, no one to love Finally a letter states We want them home, freedom awaits But where is heaven, where is hell Through their fear, they cannot tell Violence, drink and Daddie’s girl Wishing she could be a pearl All safe and snug, within the clam No one to fear, but who I am So, who am I and what’s my worth What’s my purpose, on this earth? I’m here to live, and one day die. I am me – myself – Just I