Feral Child

Feral child alone in the wild,

No one hears her cry,

No one to hold her, no one to help her

No one to care  if she lives or  dies.

 

Cold, hungry, dirty and scared,

She prays to god that someone will get her out

Out of the nightmare she’s living each day

That her life will soon be spared

 

But  her prayers go unanswered,

So her faith starts to die,

Her prayers turn to hatred

She believes her God is a lie;

 

She curses this god who won’t ease her pain;

This god who won’t help her out

So a fire and rage begins to  grow

As her hope turns into disdain

 

Surrounded by animals who never refrain,

From clawing  her body and soul.

A body so broken a mind so twisted

No chance to she will ever be whole

 

She tries to fit in, but exhaustion wins out,

She goes on day by day just wanting to shout

“I cannot fit in here.  I have desperately tried”;

But she can’t stop wondering why she should even try

 

So she grows into adulthood; so out of control

So the soon  questions arise;

Where do we put her?  We must put her away;

She’s full of hatred; from  humanity she is disenfranchised

 

So they remove her from all things human,

In an isolation room she is thrown

Where they strap her down, tie her limbs to a bed

Locked away in  a room; once again she’s completely alone

 

She finally escapes that mental ward

She chooses to go  back to the wild

She chooses to  drink and drug away her pain;

She is broken;  completely defiled

 

So open your eyes and do not ignore,

The feral child outside your front door.

Remember that child neglected and bruised,

Soon a walking time-bomb that can no longer be defused

 

Fear her, pity her; whatever helps you sleep at night;

Its easier to ignore it than to  intervene;

But your indifference will soon turn to fright;

As she reaches adulthood so full of hatred; a fate you should have foreseen.

 

So help her now before her scars turn to hate,

Before it’s entirely too late,

Before her problems soon become yours;

Before her her rage affects your fate