A childhood shattered

As armed men in camo

Burst through my front door

What had we done wrong?

We lived normally

We weren’t criminals

My mother and sister were captured

RAPED

My father humiliated

SHOT

I ran

As fast as I could

Tried to escape this world of pain

Ran until I was gasping for air

But there was none there

How could I possibly escape?

To whom could I turn?

My world was reeling around me

How could a human do this?

How is this justifiable?

My life ruined all for a mineral

Used in a cell phone

When did rape become a war tactic?

When did your wants overcome my rights?

My right to life

LIFE

That is what you are taking from us

You are sucking it out of us with every message you send

Make that message count

It’s life or death

My life

My death

We are all human