The World Is Ready To Know

Your feet and hands are bound Your mouth is gagged with tape Your body is tied to a tree with rope It is the dark of night where evil people stand The fire burns fiercly in front of you Your voice is stolen by death threats Your mind gives up hope when rescue doesn’t arrive Then, you survive childhood with a promise and poetry A belief that when you are older, something will be done Then, it comes that time and the same people are furious Treacherous memories are relived in the daylight While nightmares haunt you during sleep Crippled with emotional pain, barely able to stand But, your voice is back, your mind starts healing Your writing continues and you are blessed with strength The world is ready to know Heidi Sands 12/30/18 Placed 4th in the Misery Poetry Contest.