Shattered Glass Dipped In Red: Four Shards; First Shard

	First Shard
My childhood was tainted in a single moment
In an instant 
It happened so fast 
And unable to go back 
Turn back time 
To change that moment
To continue the purity 
For the purity to last all through my childhood
Giving it no room for flaws
Maybe then my adulthood could be saved
Saved from the filth from the past
Maybe then my life wouldn’t be burdened In such a way
Fill my child self with other issues to carry
Because these, 
Right now,
Is too much? 
Mind broken
Like glass that was shattered
Pieces scattered throughout my mind
Cutting my delicate fingers as I try to pick up the pieces 
The smallest pieces I can hardly see are what hurt the most
They catch me by surprise 
It stings 
But yet I continue to clean the mess 
The mess I did not make
When I get close to being done
The ones I can not see sting
I frantically search for what seems to be invisible pieces 
Bleeding more and more
Forgetting I am bleeding 
No
Ignoring I am bleeding
Because the mess needs to be cleaned
It needs to be spotless 
But now a new mess arises
I take notice to the blood that has filled my mind
And now
Another mess to be cleaned
Blood
Everywhere
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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