Angered by the system
Imprisoned by fate
Filled with emotion
Outlined with hate
Every minute with him
Is a moment filled with pain
A father causing hurt
A child labeled insane
Picking at every wound
Determined to make him bleed
Father giving orders
Son longing to be free
Father swings in anger
Son hits back in rage
Father walks away free
Now son is in a cage
He wants to do the right thing
And live by all the rules
The law forces him to stay
How could they be so cruel?
He is no longer a child
He’ll be tried as an adult
Not allowed to make a choice
Though he’s allowed to vote
His father will not let him leave
Or do the things he wants
Tied by the laws of man
Tortured by fathers taunts
His mother wants to help him
She hasn’t the means
Witnessing as an outsider
In this horrible scene
Copyright © 2009 Lena “Lolita” Townsend
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