(2.4) Betrayal (Sold As Raw Goods, Like A Horse To Be Broken...) Poem by Karl Stuart Kline

Beautiful women are objects of admiration,
Especially when they are innocent and chaste.
Virginity is valued for prospective brides
And is not to be sacrificed to thoughtless haste

Of course, they are highly valued elsewhere as well
And they’re taken to become slaves and kept women,
Stolen from their families by someone they trusted
And sold as raw goods like a horse to be broken

They are demoralized by the betrayal of their trust,
But their spirit’s intact and demands are refused.
They’re going to be taught that they’re only objects of lust,
So they are brutally raped, battered and abused.

Their objections do not matter and are met with laughter.
Soon they learn that to complain is to invite more pain,
Only increasing the amusement of their new masters
And so it goes until they are thoroughly trained...

They’re taught who’s boss and to acknowledge their masters...
Sodomized, battered, abused, ashamed and confused,
They’re shared by many men and their spirit’s shattered,
Learning that their only value is in how they’re used.

They’re moved across borders, they’re the syndicates’ now,
They’ve become aliens with falsified passports.
They’re convinced that even the police are corrupt
And are afraid to seek protection from the courts.

Their descent is complete and they’re living in fear...
Their beauty is lost, replaced by something artificial
What was once a life full of promise has become
A personal Hell, thanks to rape, trauma and betrayal.