Free the man who lived a life behind bars of silence
Words will be his key to salvation and a life of peace
Let him know he carries a heavy burden when they are by his side
For words are arrows,
Sharpened by cruelty and a rotting mind
Dulled by misuse
Can you really hide?
Words can crumble
To reveal the face behind
The lips that spoke the verses of lies
The mouth that roared when it could no longer cry
What about the hands that trembled through all
Anger, sorrow, new life, not loss
The teeth that sparkled in malicious grins
Slowly slid behind ashen cracked curtains