Modern Day Slave
She works sixteen hours a day
unfortunately she has no pay,
forced by her traffickers of evil
non compliance, expect upheaval,
she accepts chores through fear
emotions turned off, sheds no tear,
she’s forced to humiliate and shame
herself, so feels that she is to blame,
her only hope would be to escape
under constant threat of gang rape,
we all see her daily, we’re ignorant
just a cleaner just another immigrant,
we don’t expect such evil to be sustained
ill gotten gains by exploitation maintained,
we don’t bother to ask of her well-being
why should we, laws protect human being,
only her and her perpetrators really know
there’s no escape, they’ll never let her go,
her family are also at threat over seas
children, and sisters she will never see,
she must show strength and bravery
she’s a victim of modern day slavery.
Copyright © Roy Pett | Year Posted 2018
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