The Ugly Truth
they smuggle drugs they smuggle clothes they smuggle humans
in the darkness of the night they load them onto a ship and tuck them away
under motors in stalls one on top of the other packed like sardines
feces covering bodies like blankets some even die along the way
no air no food no explanation just silence and noise from the engine
guards and guns and beatings men with knives and chains
childen as young as two and three bought and sold for slaves
a dirty reality of sex lies and betrayel women and young ladies tortured
traded for profit or fun or simply just because its the way it is
passed from man to man to even young boys over and over again
bloodied and bruised and ridiculed used in swet shops
made to work all day and night not even paid or given food
work till they die or their ankles break they breathe just to know their alive
this is the way of our world the world we all live in
prostitution of young children sold to rich men has become a modern day thing
slavery has abolished long time ago but its more common now then many do know
people dying in the ocean hundreds at a time trying to escape a life of crime
we see this on the news and turn our noses up
its not something we ackowledge because its not us
just imagine your litltle child being forced to have sex or sold for a cow
then look at the t.v and ask yourself "how"
Copyright © Brandy Megens | Year Posted 2009
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