I Am Anne by Matthew Strauss

I Am Anne

I am Anne

I hear the terror-filled screams of those who are suffering

I see grief and anguish on the faces of my loved ones

I say everything, but only to my diary

I cry for the deaths of people everywhere

I am the only ray of light in a world of darkness

I am trapped like a bird in a cage

I want to live my life without fear

I need the freedom that all children deserve

I hope for it all to be over tomorrow

I feat it will last for the rest of my days

I am the only leaf on a tree once green

I am alive, though dying inside

I feel like my heart is being squeezed in a vice

I try to go on, but it gets harder everyday

I wonder if I will ever smile again

I dream of the days when I played in the sun

I am Anne

By-Matthew Strauss