Freedom's Cry...

A little girl inside of me
That longs to dance and to be free
Yet I’m imprisoned, gagged and bound
Forced to exist without a sound

Dressed in long robes from head to toe
Nothing more but my eyes to show
The burdens I bear are too heavy for me
I have little hope, lots of shame, no money

My existence it seems is but a mistake
For my very identity other men take
A broken heart once filled with dreams
Relentlessly bleeds and rips at the seams

The life that I live I don’t want for my daughters
Can anyone lift me from these ravaging waters?
Someone please help me break free from this jail
I’ve brought harm to no one, would YOU please pay my bail?

The "home of the brave and the land of the free?"
What does this mean?! I beg You to show me
I squint towards the future for a glimmer of hope
For now what awaits me is a noose on a rope

A little girl inside of me
That longs to dance and to be free…

By Yolie.