Caged Tiger We are all like caged tigers. Let us roar. Roar for anything. For ourselves. Let us get past our cages, and judging people who stare. Let us roar. We will be heard. We will escape our cages. And become free. Its green eyes pierce, Into your soul, As if it knows, All your secrets, It prowled around, As if it was the king, Its slender shape, Moving and slinking, Unique black stripes, Against a canvas of orange, Strolling proud in its cage, It felt confined in its cage, Wanting to run for hours on end, To be free, not to be caged, It hates the starers, They look with desire in their eyes, Wanting him to roar, Why should he roar? When he has nothing to roar for, Noone can hear him in his cage.

Invisible 2 Magic, you see me don't you?' I say through interrupting sobs. He lays down next to me. I rest my head against his warm neck and inhale that comforting smell. I don't know how long we lay there in the dewy grass against the huge oak towering above us. Eventually I checked my watch. It was 7 o'clock! No way its been 3 hours? It's gonna kill me. I shake Magic. He looks at me annoyingly but realises by the look on my face that its an emergency. 'Go Magic, I have to go! I'll see you tomorrow now run!' I shoo him into the woods and run back to the house. I don't call it home beause that isn't what it is. A home. I finally reach the house. I'm panting and have a scarlet face. I climb the steps and turn the key in the rusted lock. I tiptoe in...not making a sound. 'Oh hello sweetie'. Oh no. It's being sarcastically nice. This is worse than full on anger. She strolls towards with me, a smug look on her face. Then, she slaps me. I touch my cheek shakily. A burning sensation is ripping through my left cheek. I wish I was invisible now. 'Where've you been, you stupid child?' I just look at her still holding my cheek. 'Answer. Me.' I don't answer. Another slap. This time across the temple. 'Answer the question, India' She spits out the question, hissing my name at the end. 'I was running errands.' 'Running errands?' she says 'What do you think I am? Stupid?' 'No' I shouldn't have answered back. Oh no. I prepare myself for another blow. But there isn't one. She just smiles. 'Get into the attic.' I don't have a bedroom. 'And you can stay there until you tell me the truth' I trudge up the stairs. And climb up into the attic. Another one of her tactics. I'll probally spend 3-4 days locked up here. With no food. Luckily, I was prepared. It likes to do this from time to time. Lock me away, its fun to It. I open my secret stash of 2 packets of crackers and 3 bottles of water. Not much but its better than nothing. Trust me, I know. I sit on my old mattress and munch on a cracker. And think of Magic. He'll know. He's used to these unexpected disapperances by now. Suddenly I hear the front door open and then slam closes. The Monster's here. Thats what I call him because thats what he is. A monster. He's obviously finished 'work'. Which is basically trafficking vietnamise children into the country...to be prostitutes, and be drugged and kept prisoner. There have been many children kept in our house temporarily, they were caged in my room, I had to sit on my mattress and stare at little girls sobbing and muttering in a different language. I know the gried they feel. Because I am one of them.

Invisible 1 I walk on staring at the ground. Before I know it I am running, colliding with people as I sprint my way through the narrow streets. Finally I arrive at my hiding place. Our hiding place. I slide down against the rough bark of the tree trunk. And cry. I cry for everything thats happened, for my broken heart, for my invisible soul. Suddenly I feel his soft muzzle against my blotchy cheek. I look up through my blurry, teary eyes. And study his beautiful face. His withers and hooves pawing the ground. I realise that this creature before me has such grace and magic. And I no longer feel invisible.

Behind this Mask Behind this mask I am scared Behind this mask I am full of sadness, Behind this mask I really do care, Behind this mask I am raged with madness, Behind this mask I am just being me, And if you don't like it just leave me be.

Her Again Here she comes once more, Lurking in the dark, Sweat seeps from my pores. She has come to make her mark, My feelings turn into nothing, Threatens me forever, I know when she's bluffing, Her head I want to sever, She has ruined me inside, She kills me every time, Because she lied and lied, She took what was mine, She stole my childhood, With lies and deceit, Murder her? I should, Makes out to be so sweet, Feel like I'm in a cage, No way out, Too mature for my age, Should be lipglossing a pout, Should be out buying shoes, She makes it all very clear, She wins. - I lose, I'm nothing but mere.