CODE OF SILENCE

No consent in the silence
New Age Inquisition
Sexual assault and domestic violence

The legacy of shame
imprisoned by blame
Exploitation as toys
women and girls killed by boys

It's not a crime of passion
or perverted satisfaction
When will the truth be told
agents of control, dare to be so bold

Bless me father for I have sinned
I killed my wife, my mother, my daughter
again and again

The battered children syndrome
only a sin to sum
Still hidden, still buried in the soul
when will the truth be told

The Code of Silence an innate vault
filled with memories of the assault
No justice for the victim seals the tomb
the Law is salt in an open wound

Bless me father for I have sinned
I killed my wife, my mother, my daughter
again and again

Domestic violence and sexual assault
it is still considered all the woman's fault

Bless me father for I have sinned
I killed my wife, my mother, my daughter
again and again

Life is not as precious as the gold in Fort Knox
there are societal, political and religious
padlocks on Pandora's Box

Bless me father for I have sinned
I killed my wife, my mother, my daughter
again and again

COPYRIGHT 1998
JOSEPHINE DIXON-BANKS