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Glitter and Gold

Glitter and gold is the man in the chair

with rings on his fingers

and the hardened harsh stare

blinded by ugliness

wrists chained down by no use

a man with much money

he spends on abuse

 

the term known as trafficking

familiar I’m sure

he’s never been one for

doing what’s pure

so he lays down his money

flings out his cash

says he’ll pay the full price

for the girl with the mask

 

just to touch her to feel her

pet her cold body with his

run clammy hands up her scarred legs

clamp her in his ashen fist

 

little boys too he will willingly harm

because trafficking to him is a sport

no need for alarm

Just cows in the system

of making ends meat.

 

The poor solemn dancer

the poor saddened soul

the poor battered spirit

angry that they’ve been sold

 

with ***** feet and scabby legs

they work to feed the king

the end from him they can only beg

And freedom will never ring.

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Written by
Aliceishiding
Published
May 15, 2014
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#bad#human#is#trafficking
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