Girl Child Seller Father (poem)

(This is my latest poem published by WUNRN)

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GIRL CHILD SELLER FATHER - POEM

How could you sleep
When she's in pain,
Her spirit crushed.

You, her father, whom she trusted
Sold your young daughter to sharks.

Did being a father
Matter to you?

Does fear, guilt and shame
Sometimes stir
Your polluted heart?

She lays there;
Hugging her customer
Hating this reality.

When will it stop
And you remember
You are her dad?

You sigh on your own hardships
Like you justify, rationalize
Betrayal of your girl child.

And still
You sit there
Jobless

Mastering sloth
Blind eyes, face inert,
Immune to her hurt.

You call
Her next user
For a few dollars.

Are you human?
To see your daughter's
Prostitution for your beer?

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Airyn Lentija