My Greatest Loss

A child's mind

Easily exploited

Rewritten memories

Forgotten truths

Mother's love

Unwanted & rejected

Father's command

Emulated & admired

Mother escaped

Freedom hardwon

A tyrant vows revenge

Cruelest torture

She'll regret, she'll beg

When her children

Become vessels of hate

Liberation purchased

At unimaginable cost

Was it worth it?

She's broken & alone