WUNRN
POEM - LOST INNOCENCE FOR 20 PESOS
Airyn Lentija
Sometimes a bitter lullaby
is heard by many
another disgusting, sad song
sung by tender ladies
Too young to save their virginity
or simply to have a choice
for a beautifully woven destiny
There are men who pay
to touch the private parts
of their delicate bodies
for twenty pesos
To buy a sachet of shampoo,
a piece of bread...
a daily need
Why?
because...
Their mothers were busy drinking...
Their fathers were busy gambling...
These little ladies,
when in the future
reach their full fruition
They will yell and scream
for all to hear
their terrible depression
while wasted pearls fall from ungrateful eyes
And there will be insufficient vision
within their marrow
that keeps this horror from taking over
Forever...
They will never be a woman
as a whole.
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The Sting of 20 Pesos © Airyn Lentija 2011.