You make us into fragile creatures
Breakable
Our limbs are bruised
We are wary
Whites of the eyes
Easy to tears
Our fears grow
We turn our heads
Away
Duck from the volley
Of swear words
Swollen by hate
We consider the path
Make our way to the gate
Caught by a stare
We glance away
Look to the floor
Look away
Fade
Fear is the way
To rule from afar
The gate, ajar
Seems a way out
Seems a way, away
One step too far
Sunlight
Catches the wire
A wall round the site
Ring fenced by fire
We are caught
Can’t escape
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