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I cradle and rock him, He's so fragile a thing in my arms, So perfect, so innocent, So unlike his mother. His mother was broken and wicked, A being rotten from within, But I had loved her still. It was foolish, I know, But is that not what love entails, Accepting someone for who they are? She likened herself to a grey petaled rose once, Sere and dying. He'd likened her to a little candle, Hidden beneath a bushel. She called her life a colorless canvassed painting, With him only as red. When she saw only lifeless skies and muted chaos, And her sanity danced away; To some silent unheard rock music, He fastened to her hand and danced with her, Till the music turned gentle, And it's tempo slow. I had known she wouldn't stay for me, Believing otherwise would be naive. I had thought she would stay for him; Our little boy, Thought she could lock away those parts of herself, That part of her mind that played terrible scenes; Of still bloody rivers, And terrific demons, And scattered husks of men; All in haunting recaps, That compelled her to recreate such destruction. She did not think she was worthy, To look upon a thing so perfect and innocent, And call her own. She was broken and wicked, And she was rotten from within, But she knew in her black shriveled beating-box, That he would take care of him, Like he had done for her, As her healer and her friend, Though he was not his own. So she'll close her eyes for just a little while, For she believed all will be well, And she hoped to go where there was silence, Flawless emptiness. It would be beautiful to her if death were like that. She'll love them both still, In that world of total blankness, And isn't that what love is about, Letting someone go when you know you're not right for them?
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