A Silent Prayer

by Darkest Mystery

October 16, 2014

I pant in the darkness whispering a silent prayer

Praying to the mighty lord

To let me be the one he spares

Because when night falls evil fills the night

Taking everything into darkness and everyone in sight

Evil took my family and rip them out my hands

But evil has a name but I refer to him as the cloaked man

He comes in every night and takes them in the dark

Only leaving fear and blood behind that's his mark

I hear screams but I try to ignore

Because if I listen I'll be trying to get through that door

I've never been touched but I know my fate

Because only my flower has yet to be penetrated

He took my friend and she's never been the same

She shudders at any touch and won't speak of anything

But I'm different ,special everyone says

Because I never been picked apparently he saved the best for last

So I close my eyes and say this silent prayer

I don't deserve this but I suppose it's only fair

Everyone here has been beaten and abused

So what makes me any different or my fate any less true

But god I pray that the pain will be quick

and my heart unchanged by this man so wicked

I take a deep breath as the door slowly cracks

"Amy"I hear from a voice from the past

I look up fast not believeing my ears

But there stands my mother broken down in tears

She runs towards me engulfing me in her embrace

"Mommy" I say tears running down my face

"You're safe now that man will never see the light of day again"

"So it's over now this the end"

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Comments (3)

Darkest MysteryOct 17, 2014

Thank you so much I really appreciate it

FreeSpiritNMindOct 16, 2014

<p>I really connected with this. You laid the visual out really well. You have a true talent in your words. I had a dream once and my mother was being sexually expolited by this man who has involved with drugs and she would say "No quiero papi" which translates as "I don't want in English". The man used a knife to carve into her back directions or something and essentially it came down to either me saving my mom or saving myself. I'm leaving some details out but the dream made of think of what it means to really love someone and what does taking  life for life or doing tic for tac do but cause even more hurt and pain. It just made me think about some things a little bit differently. I just wanted to share that with you.</p>

Darkest MysteryOct 16, 2014

<p>I wrote this based on a nightmare I had and it represents not only rape but kidnap and hope for a better day and a better life</p>