Human Trafficking

She ran away, Into the night, Alone and sad. They saw her, Watched, then approached, Offered her kindness. She felt safe, With innocent trust She accepted friendship, Went with them, Believed in goodness. They beat her. Force fed drugs, Imprisoned, bound, gagged. Trapped and scared She wet herself. Men came in Violated, ravished, despoiled. Screaming in pain, Hungry and cold. The abuse continued, Day after day Death threats delivered. Family and friends Search and appeal. Police examine evidence. Twelve hour shifts In sexual slavery, No possible escape, Branded by ink. Feelings of repugnance She covets death. A tip off Activates Police raid. They find her, Bruised, petrified, vacant. Inside a cage, Blemished, defiled, impure. Reunited with family, Striving for normality, An uphill climb. Courage and tenacity Needed for survival. Guilty and impure. Never again to Be a child. 7th March 2017