I Am Still Here

(Pic: Lee Plaza Hotel, Detroit, photo by Bonnie Beechler )

I clearly remember that fateful day

The agony is still fresh in my mind

A group of intruders barged in

I was the only one they could find

They pushed me on to this very chair

As though I was an element of fun

I yelled but they only laughed

Then they pounced on me one by one

They were five, my mind count count

My eyes remained glued to the light

They gagged me to silence my screams

The TV here solely witnessed my plight

My body was torn and soul broken

I grabbed the table sheet to ease the pain

I kicked hard and tried to push them away

My feeble body finally gave up in vain

Two of them held me to the chair

The others then gathered everything around

They broke the cabinets and ripped it apart

They checked and took everything they found

They set fire to my clothes

I tried to wrap myself with the sheet

They pulled my hair and threw me down

They hit and kicked me with their feet

When they were done with their pleasure

They threw me into the fire to burn

I cried and screamed my heavy lungs out

My tears were none of their concern

Destroying my house and myself

They left the place leaving me for death

My body surrendered to the flames

I still remember my last breath

My family came home that evening

The charred body of mine they found

A few tears and howls later

They lowered me to the ground

They abandoned this place for good

But my soul was not at peace

The people who took away my life

Were let off with such ease

I have found all of them now

Their laughs I can still hear

Planning my vengeance for them

My disturbed spirit still sits here

Written for The Magpie Tales: Mag 210.

~ Soumya