[Life]
Bare naked I came
So frail and tender, easy to tame
Happiness and hope celebrated in my name
A mother’s pride is worth the pain
Dominion over a kingdom of toys
Showered with love, and everything nice
Unable to perceive why I had to pay this price
Innocence robbed,
Seven years of physical abuse finally came to a halt.
Constant struggles to be in good favour
An evil being concealed in an angel’s costume
Like an overgrown snake, the falsified skin’s to be unveiled.
Hold reproach to yourself, I wasn’t a dummy when you lashed at me.
A desire to be free sustained the fighting spirit within
Anxious to bid school farewell, in the society I long to be
Reality’s ugly, it broke my heart
Materialistic world with forlorn people
Growing up is so scary, things get real.
Ashes to ashes, nothing matters, life’s so meaningless
A zombie nation working towards voidness.
Under the strokes of the dreaded cane, my cries rang
Bottled guilt abandoned in the cellar
My friend’s not to blame when I shout at you
Fantasy is wishful thinking on my part
© Copyright 2003 Julia Tan.