Bound by Silence

Who will hear me?

Who can I tell?

To whom shall I turn?

Alone in the silence, in the depths of despair

My tears fall to the ground

Forgotten and alone, behind these walls

Bound by silence I sit.

What is the meaning of life?

Why must I go on?

Is it for the gift or the cause?

Why must I be?

Where is the courage to be?

No smiles for the stranger,

I wake to die by him again

Forgotten and alone, behind these walls

Bound by silence I weep.

Was I not loved by him at all?

Did his love with my beauty fade?

The monster has many faces

Known by many to be great

and yet by him I have known evil

Who will hear my cry today?

Forgotten and alone, behind these walls

Bound by silence I wait.

Today perhaps is the day.

Although my youth is gone,

It is for my children that I dare

Yes, today is the day

I will be free from these walls

They all hear me, I know they do

Forever I shall be remembered

For it was not by fear but by courage.

Forgotten and alone, behind these walls

Bound by silence, I slept.

- Written by Arvin Kaufman

A tribute to all our sisters, mothers and friends we have lost to abuse of many kinds.

Thank you to all who stand fearlessly with the forgotten and silenced.

Your work challenges us to be better and to do better. (Isaiah 61:3)