Deafening screams 
Rend complete stillness.
Darkness echoes,
The void her sole witness.

The cell door’s shut tight,
The key hidden away.
She cries and she pleads,
But no one hears, to her dismay.

Alone. Bereft and discarded. 
Forgotten.

But she still remembers, 
Still feels and recalls,
What it felt like to be
Safe in His arms.

He's not coming back. 
She knows. She's made peace.

Perhaps someday, some way,
She hopes, she prays,
Another will come and release her,
Set her body and soul ablaze.

Needful. Hungry.
Aching to please. 
She curls up in the darkness
To wait to be free.