Just Numbers

You never saw that place
All the filth
All the despair, the torment

You never really understood how guard dogs stripped them of their rights like meat on a bone
Peering into the crevices where secrets are supposed to be kept hidden
Almost cutting out tongues for fear of spoken opinions

You didn't realize that once each both them steps through that door, no longer do they own a name
Only a number
And it is all they will ever be known for

You never remembered them, They are always forgotten
Forgotten by all those who promised to call
By those who promised to send letters and give hope when there was none
For most are ashamed of the ones who commit wrongful acts

This reverse palace, it claims to have education
It claims that each and every number will have a chance to get back on the path they chose to derive from
But the only thing to be taken from a place that people will kill to get out of are memories
Memories that will haunt the mind for years to come

It happened then
It's happening now
Blame the government
Blame the people in charge
Go ahead it's that easy
But you
You are the one who isn't saying anything
You are the one who let it happen
And when they get out
It will be you who takes the blame for tucking them in that hell they were expected to call home for what seemed like a lifetime