MARIA

All her life,

She had to sleep,

Sleep with people,

Whom she never knew.

Some came to her,

In frustration.

Some came to her,

In lust.

But all her life,

She had to sleep ,

Sleep with people,

To feed her poor family.

Selling herself selflessly,

To selfish people,

Day after day,

Night after night.

A life of misery,

Undergoing pain and sadistic torture,

But she continued with a smile on her face,

Hoping that she would be happy one day.

Today she lies,

In her final resting place.

Under a single slab of stone.

To sleep in peace.

Finally and all alone.