Longing For Freedom Poem by Patricia Anne Garcia

Purple bruises, red scars
Badly beaten, shattered hearts
Messy hair, evil glare
Can't even breathe in the fresh air

You treated me as your slave
I longed for attention you never gave
You always throw things at me
All I wanted now is to be free

Chained hands, covered mouth
People can never hear a faint crying sound
Teary eyes, broken dreams
You can only vision them in flowing streams

An abusive mother and an abused child
What will happen if two worlds collide
Only one can have the key that two hearts find
The key to unlock those shackles that bind.