Entrapped
I felt entrapped By my captors gaze. It held my heart With deathly rage. I tried to look away, his eyes they stared Straight through me. I felt an aching pain. I began to tremble, As my confidence Quickly vanished, While he starred at me. What he saw, I understood not. The sight before his eyes Was a wretched mess. Make-up smeared face, Rats and mangled hair, Clothes torn to shreds, And eyes full of tears. I felt entrapped By my captors gaze. It held my heart With deathly rage By Evelyn Creon