THE FROZEN TIME
By Wendy Young
Uunnatural tragedy
I want to tell you a story
about a girl of 22
Who got on a bus to London
After wiping herself off the streets
Picking up her pride
Putting herself back together
And tried to make a new start
Her heart had been smashed
Beyond repair
Through various injustices
She didn’t know then
That half a life later
She would still be fighting
To lose the baggage
That had weighed her down
Because no matter
How she tried
Life was mean
And brought her back
To the frozen time
From 7 to 22
Betrayed by her father
Weak, tormented
Betrayed by her brothers
Sins of their father paid to her
Betrayed by her sisters
They didn’t want to know
She had no mind of her own
Betrayed by boys
Beaten and kicked
Betrayed by girls
Violation was their feminism
Humour got her through
And music fed her soul
And many times she woke
In her darkened world
Took some tablets wishing Oh
Wishing, that she was alive
But at the same time, wanting to die
But like the other walking dead
She somehow carries on
Memories haunt her
And she hates the sun
But you wouldn’t know it
Because like her mother
She can make you laugh
But she feels punished
With this carrying on
Mentally exploding