Free My Daughter

My daughter shall not know disgraceBy the atrocious man’s whimsical dictatesEarly morning off we goAcross the lake I row and rowTo the other side where my mother waitsMenacingly the man gives chaseBut no doubt I will win this raceSmooth and fluid, stroke and flowFree my daughterManaging to keep up the paceFueled by fear of hisContinue reading “Free My Daughter”

Grand Prison

Grandeur? Huh!More like a prison…Trapped I was Enslaved in submissive domesticityGiving until there was nothing left to giveExploited and abusedMusty old houseI had hoped for a fresh startOnce the bodies were buriedBut, open doors cannot illuminate the gloomScrubbed walls will not uncling the cobwebs I have opened these doors for the last timeGrand doors thatContinue reading “Grand Prison”

Stark Warning

Macabre pictures of his injuries Posted on social mediaA photographic tourEach broken bone Each bloodied body partA stark warning? Message receivedA rapid responseAbscond from the cityPrepare for a bucolic existence Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #338 – Macabre (36 words) Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Tour by Sue and Gerry RDP Monday: BUCOLIC