Stolen Innocence

A cry pierces the darkness
A soul, wounded with shame
Another stolen innocence
Devoured, by guilt ridden blame

She sits and draws her pictures
Of the evil that haunts her dreams
A secret, wrapped in silence
With no one, to hear her screams

A child, with no protector
She's only eight years old
Forced to the live her nightmares
In this darkness, yet untold

A princess without a hero
To save her from her fears
Her only friend, her pillow
That muffle her silent tears

A future without an ending
She's learned to hate the night
An ending without a future
She's lost the will to fight

Scarred, without emotion
She no longer wants to survive
She cries herself to sleep each night
And prays for death to arrive
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Taylor Avatar
May 9, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Very depressing and saddening. A real shame. Tear jerker.
Roberts Avatar
May 9, 2010 at 9:49 AM
Oh Larry what a sad, sad poem, well written
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