Asylum
Location
A little girl staring at a blank wall
sitting only on a sullied pallet
An unclothed man down the hall
looks out from a cage
A baby boy with a deformity
lays abandoned in a crib
Cries and moans echo
in the ears of the trembling
Hopelessness and dread
fill the hearts of the forsaken
who are tortured
for needless penalty
Misunderstood
Forgotten
Alone
The tears of Heaven rain down
the hearts of flowers wilt
leaves turn red
volcanoes erupt
the free eagle's soul rips
All while passerby avert their eyes
And people go on their daily lives