Too sad to say what lies beneath
Her smile a customary coat
Covering sundry hidden hurts
...
Childhood sees between the cracks
Blocks of lies the adults plant
Distracting people from their deeds
...
Concentric circles spinning to central rage
fomented and fed with every glance
Hostile bigotry condemning
without cause.
...
dangerous mould invading terrain
not his but stolen
sequestered acquired for gain
...
smash the chains that bind my life
steal my thoughts
I’m not your wife!
...
SILENT SCREAM WITHIN
Looking, checking, waiting, void
Silent scream within
...
Shaken woman lying curled upon the corner
of the room
Mundane things strewn about on
pristine floor
...
daddy I wuv u
thwee fingars tawll
tho you hate mummy
making her fawll
...
BEYOND THE WALL
They’re laughing blithely unaware
just a wall away
...
Assailed
Too sad to say what lies beneath
Her smile a customary coat
Covering sundry hidden hurts
Like and ancient moat
Assailed by sudden hostile wind
Insulted mindlessly
She tries to salvage what she can
Hiding obsessively
As naked truth exposed
Accused by curious stares
A child emerges trembling, scared
With all her secrets bare
No tenderness like welcome dew
Relieves the scorching flame
Ablaze on countenance once pale
Her shock from eyes who blame
Erupts from depths once tightly held
Her scream no-one can tame