Innocence Taken

INNOCENCE TAKEN Weighty muteness surrounds her It crushes the stagnant air Wraps humiliating memory In black, blue, navy nightmare. Unable to breath or embrace Hopeless emptiness of sound Distrust and fears that linger Long after rapist left her bound. voice silenced, shattered muffled Only roaches hear deadened cries Wet tears and red stain evidence Camouflage, body left traumatized. Barbara Barry-Nishanian Dec.22,2017 copyright

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Bhoomi Agrawal

Date: 10/25/2022 7:58:00 AM

The way you have put it in words.REALLY GREAT. What i conclude from your work is that you are a strong headed person. Keep going. LOTS OF LOVE. WISH YOU WELL. may that bastard burn in hell.

Barbara Barry-Nishanian
Date: 10/25/2022 4:46:00 PM

Thanks for finding me and visiting. I feel for those who are victims of any violence, physical. verbal, emotional. Hope they find strength from those who love them. Will visit you.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/17/2018 8:52:00 AM

Disturbing but effectively expressed. Sadly all to true for so many boys and girls.

Barbara Barry-Nishanian
Date: 6/17/2018 2:00:00 PM

I surprised myself, maybe criminal mind t.v. played with my thoughts, didn't know had it in me to project this type pain and aloneness.

Muhammad Imtiaz

Date: 2/25/2018 5:07:00 AM

Hi BBN , i have the same feelings for the innocent girl like you. .she is worthy of more respect after this nightmare.........and the perpetrator should be punished..........in the public so that others people don't dare to do that. thanks and have a nice day

Barbara Barry-Nishanian
Date: 2/25/2018 3:01:00 PM

All humans are worthy of respect being made in God's image, his qualities of love, wisdom, justice ,mercy etc. Glad my girl's a figment of my imagination. Sadly with human traffic ing around the world, she is someone's reality. bbn

Debbie Duncan

Date: 2/19/2018 12:11:00 AM

Nicely written on this sad nightmare of any young girl or boy for that fact. I have written on this subject. Lost Boys, Dark Woods & s few others :)

Barbara Barry-Nishanian
Date: 7/17/2019 12:12:00 AM

I just read one of your poems, will visit again. Sorry missed seeing your comment before now, not sure how happened. Thank you for visiting.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton

Date: 1/28/2018 3:25:00 AM

This story is rather dark, such an awful nightmare / memory to have. I hope she somehow survives and the bastard met the same fate incarcerated in jail/hell somewhere...I know that's not very 'christian' like of me...but there you go.

Barbara Barry-Nishanian
Date: 2/19/2018 3:25:00 AM

You are a hoot! Love hearing from you.. I am almost afraid of where from within this idea originated. I guess watching too much "Criminal Mind's T.V. Guess there is where He will get what he deserved. Appreciate you so much. bbn