She breathed onto the window, and
stared as the steam smeared her view,
slowly dissolving to droplets
dawdling down the pane and puddling.
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Her eyes were stretched. She shook
from the horror of knowing, that
he was here all day, all night
by order of the British government.
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A Pandora’s box opened by a virus,
would whittle further her frail
form and she freaked out, as the
forced isolation threatened her life,
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for he would come, as always
and no escaping to school now,
no safety and behaving normal for
a while. She could hear his approach,
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an ogre in her ocean of tears.
His partner would be no less a
predator as she bathed her and
blanketed her back in her bed.
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Tears trickled down her cheeks
and tracked through, down her
throat, while her stomach clenched
and crying she whispered, let me die.
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The face on the TV had said, “Stay in,
stay safe.” but how can they know,
of silent children, unsafe, imprisoned
in a sadistic paedophile’s den.
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Cry out for her, shout out for them,
do not let them be unheard,
for the abuser lurks and cheers
as a child is forced to stay in.
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If you have been affected by this contact the NSPCC 0800 1111
or for those over 18 0808 800 5000
