Picture drawn by Jess Leigh
Yesterday was National Human Trafficking Day.
So I thought I would post this poem I wrote during the week to create awareness
on modern-day slavery.
For the 27 million people held in slavery all over the world
Their
cries resound all over the earth;
Cries
of suffering, cries of hopelessness.
Yet
few really hear them, nor are there many left to care.
They
are like a vanishing wind;
Whispers
of their fate are heard, yet they are left unseen.
They
are bound like broods of animals,
Living
a life they did not choose;
A
life stolen by another.
They
are forced to go where they do not want to go,
They
are forced to do what they wish not to do.
Their
time on earth is a living hell,
Imposed
and controlled by heartless ones.
There
is no escape, there is no freedom;
They
are chained to their unwanted fate
While
their souls cry out in agony.
Can
you hear them?
Their
silent cries are echoing
Against
every corner of the earth,
Pleading
to be set free
While
sinister fingers grip them mercilessly.
Some
heed the call and head into battle,
Striving
to save the captive ones.
Others
turn a deaf ear, a blind eye
And
their hearts turn to stone,
While
27 million voices continue to scream in silence.
