Behind bars

I am originally from Venezuela and I visit my family as often as I can. This time I decided not to take my camera and used my brother’s new camera instead.  Crime is not joke there, all houses have bars everywhere, some even have electric fences on top of high walls.   It is very sad to live in a place where you do not have a basic level of security. Porlamar is better than other cities like Caracas, but little details reminds me the hostility of a place.  Even when I was a little girl we had bars in the apartment windows.  Home break-in is a common crime there.  I just saw my nice standing in front of the bars,  such contrast between the softness of a kid and the harsh vertical lines from the bars. It is sad to live behind bars when you have not committed a crime, but sure makes for a nice portrait.