If You Only Knew the Depths of Child's Pain
did you ever descry
the traces of crimson
etch endless paths
above the ocean
or see the sun bleed
in greater depths
as it bid farewell
to amethyst hues
in dusk's skies
before darkness settled in
like thoughts
invading mind's
as night's dew fell
heavy in struggled breaths
the rhythm of day
winding down
beneath the ocean's pulse
as it lashed back
wet-kissing the shore
as your heart sank
into unknown layers
of torment of secrets
tumbling along
through the motions
of life, as if lost
there was no treasure there
just whispered cries
as fate tempted
tiny hands
to lash back
bridge the gap
of life and death
a lifeless body
breathless before me
rested beneath
the ground
where i stood
buried yet alive
in apperception
of closed eyes
i traced the edges
of debilitated pain
childhood memories
pressing back
in blades of grass
and more
across folds
of flesh
connecting freckles
on ivory canvas
as i bled deep
my pain
but your never saw
the scores of lines
that led back to you
i'd assail you
who caused this pain
in scribbles
on paperless sheets
where thoughts trickled
in crimson ink
from depths hidden
within a child's mind
as she wondered
alone, unseen
August 26, 2019
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