she was only ten years old
when he made the video tape
the film shows a horrid crime unfold
that little girl was *****

the story that remains untold
a past she can never escape
available for an easy download
fuel for a pervert's sake


they have their way with her over and over


******* eyes watch with bad intent
she is a victim again and again
every time that file is sent
she is ***** by other men

Snow caps gleam like lighthouse beams
to a drifting vessel, all alone
the sights I see in all my dreams
now, I am coming home

the forest floor beckons me more
than concrete streets, hard as stone
what's in store, more than before
finding dreams on my own

we are all in this together
aren't we all just the same
we should treat each other better
why do we play this hurtful game

words scorch, and so does rejection
burning heat of judging glares
eyes seek a downward direction
when it seems that no one cares

poison arrows aimed at destroying
hitting people in the heart
bullets fly from the fingers pointing
slowly tearing the victim apart

what we need is understanding
no one is perfect, none have the right
the bully only stands there laughing
thinking they have won a fight

but

power comes from the strangest places
a bully will only live in regret
we were made to grow in stages
they haven't seen the best of you yet

A temporary abode
Built in the void
of a misguided heart
A life littered
With casualties
Of unbridled pretense
Callous and cruel
Daylight persecutes
The hands that held

Endlessly
Searching for your face
In a crowded place
He will never forget
How the sun rises and sets
In your eyes.