photo by Gabriella at dVerse; used with permission
Daddy was mean so I run away but had nowhere to go. Met a guy I thought I could trust. Sure, he treated me real special at first. I fell hard…thought he loved me too. Called me “sweet thing” and “babe” and said two of us was all that mattered in the world. Until he started passing me around to his friends for free and then to strangers for money. Decent money too but he keeps most of it. Now he’s taking me to the big city. I don’t wanna go but he squeezes my arm so tight at every bus stop…to keep me from running again. Doesn’t anybody see my tears?
i’ve nowhere to go
sky cries tears down bus windows
can’t wash my shame’s pain
Thinking of young victims of sex slavery and linking with haibun challenge at dVerse Poets
a poem in my pocket 
Feb 17, 2016 @ 22:25:04
You did an amazing job of giving a voice to the pain experienced by many. It is very unfortunate- but true.
Feb 19, 2016 @ 15:58:45
Thank you for your encouraging comment. I appreciate you taking the time.
Feb 19, 2016 @ 16:01:33
My Pleasure.
Feb 08, 2016 @ 13:41:12
This is just so so sad 😦
Feb 09, 2016 @ 15:54:26
Agreed…thanks for reading.
Feb 08, 2016 @ 12:17:04
As always answers
stARt at the cradle..
humans who are
Unconditionally
Loved with
Kind and
couRAge..
are trustFul
enough of humans
and Nature around
them.. to be secure
inside..
never
allowing
themselves
to be used by
others.. but now..
then.. there is poverty..
W/O subsistence.. and
ills of health..
where
common
Christians
refuse to
lend the
helping
hand
of Government
to reach places
out of
churches
and
neigh
borhoods..
Humans raped
more
than sex…
OBTW..
hi Lynn..
once again
at the very end..
writing hundreds
of poems.. and
finishing my
2nd ‘official’
Novel
of Free Verse
Poetry tomorrow
iN 18 days..
around
50K words
before Catholic
Lent starts
and sure..
my Lent
and Ramadan
never ends now
as alWays
true.. iN
liGht..
iN Dance
and words
of SonG..
Soldiers
oF God iN KinD
CourAGeX2..:)
Feb 09, 2016 @ 15:53:57
Congrats, FRED, on your 2nd novel of poetry (love FREE verse myself)!
Feb 09, 2016 @ 17:02:34
SMiLes.. Sister Lynn.. Just a hobby but so much fun..! See ya later on the dVerse trail..:)
Feb 08, 2016 @ 10:51:37
What a sad and tragic situation ~ You have painted the horrors of the slave trade ~ Love the use of sky’s tears ~
Feb 09, 2016 @ 15:50:42
Thank you, Grace.
Feb 08, 2016 @ 03:43:28
Such terrible things going on in the world. Everyone must do what they can to stop it – but, while the demand is there, so will be the supply. Heartbreaking.
Feb 08, 2016 @ 10:22:05
I agree, Shirley! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a thoughtful comment.
Feb 07, 2016 @ 23:55:07
A topic that can’t be ignored and you have expressed the pain that one must feel to be trapped in this situation. The haiku is heartbreaking.
Feb 08, 2016 @ 10:19:36
You understand the emotion of those trapped in sex slavery…thank you for reading!
Feb 07, 2016 @ 14:13:55
I think this is how it starts… somehow these predators make me ashamed to be a man… but I always remember that without those anonymous strangers there would be no prostitution… and those strangers are the one I might call friends.
Feb 07, 2016 @ 22:39:44
Seems we live in a sex-crazed world…if only men and women would treat each other with mutual honor and respect! Thanks for commenting, Bjorn.
Feb 07, 2016 @ 13:56:24
Such a very heart-breaking story…and it saddens me to think how widespread it is. When I was young I’d never heard of such a thing. The objectification of women hasn’t been helped by some aspects of the feminist movement, I fear.
Feb 07, 2016 @ 22:32:43
Pornography objectifies women too. We as a society need to say this is unacceptable! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Victoria.
Feb 08, 2016 @ 13:59:57
So true.
Feb 07, 2016 @ 08:44:02
So very sad….. Did you know that many of these men take their fearful young girls to truck stops…from truck to truck. Now truckers have an organization & many will report the things rather than participating or ignoring.
Feb 07, 2016 @ 09:46:07
Thanks for your comment, Mary. Glad to hear about truckers who will join to protect girls!
Feb 07, 2016 @ 08:39:47
Your haibun reminds me of a video I saw on sex trafficking. It is more common and closer to us than we like to imagine. And you are right, it is the woman who is ashamed even if she is the victim.
Feb 07, 2016 @ 09:44:55
Thanks for commenting…sex trafficking makes me sad and angry.