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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Hamilton Avatar
September 2, 2019 at 1:22 PM
Congrats Sandy on another sadly beautiful write, so sad when children are neglected so aptly described in this winning write!
Adams Avatar
September 2, 2019 at 1:27 PM
Thank you John...in my line of work it's gotten easy to pick them out, maybe because i relate to them i see their pain more so then others...hugs :)
Andresen Avatar
August 31, 2019 at 3:00 PM
- Congratulations on your winning poem, Sandra :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Adams Avatar
August 31, 2019 at 3:59 PM
Thank you Anne-Lise....have a great weekend my friend :) hugs
Ibeh Avatar
August 30, 2019 at 3:47 PM
Brilliant as usual, Sandra:-) Congrats on a great win!
Adams Avatar
August 30, 2019 at 7:11 PM
Thank you my friend...i hope you have a great weekend... hugs :)
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
August 29, 2019 at 4:08 PM
A much-needed verse to read and have read Sandy -- my compliments on win ~ Aloha William
Adams Avatar
August 29, 2019 at 7:53 PM
Thank you so much William...when a read touches just one person to me it's worth its weight in gold... have a great evening.... hugs :)
One Avatar
August 29, 2019 at 3:50 PM
Heartbreaking poem and one many adults who suffered as children will relate to.. You have a great way with words... Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
Adams Avatar
August 29, 2019 at 7:52 PM
Thank you my friend...darkness and pain flow easily from my pen...as you know... thank you for the honors of a placement and for hosting another great contest~ hugs :)
Horne Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 2:07 PM
heartbreakingly sad & so moving
Adams Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 8:05 PM
thank you Jack :) hugs
Andresen Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 12:59 PM
- A deeply sad poem, Sandra - I am left with a question: What does it do to a small human child when no one has loved them unconditionally ? - Children need to be seen and heard - Best wishes in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Adams Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 1:57 PM
Thanks Anne-Lise....i guess it makes them settle for fake love as they get older, because they never experienced real love... hugs :)
Foster Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 10:42 AM
on paperless sheets... this was so moving my friend. Ann
Adams Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 1:56 PM
Thank you so much Anne :) hugs
Cunningham Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 8:15 AM
Well written Sandra, as adults we have our own problems but often forgetting that children too have feelings and emotions that are just as important and need addressing. Good luck. Tom
Adams Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 9:30 AM
Thanks Tom...especially in today's world where both parents must work and gadgets babysit the children, i see so much in my work, and experienced much in my lifetime... hugs
Pandit Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 8:09 AM
Your poem, so well written, evokes the pain you write about.. in imagery that paints the feelings.. so well expressed. You always write winning poems, Sandra.
Adams Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 9:28 AM
Thank you my friend...not always winning poems fall from my pen, just good at expressing emotions sometimes... hugs :)
Green Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 7:32 AM
Such a deep and dark poem of a child's inner pain, those things not discussed, left trapped inside to fester. Smiles disappear as lonely frowns and dampened eyes take their place. This is beautifully written, very descriptive, a poem that that reader can feel as reaches in and grabs their heart. Absolutely wonderful in a dark and lonely kind of way. Best wishes in the contest.
Adams Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 7:36 AM
Thank you Chris, sometimes lives are so busy they not only miss the beauty of nature but they miss the pain in loved ones because they skip through the day emotionless and blind to everything around them, children need nurturing and often people forget... hugs :)
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