Strapped On My Mother's Back

Chatter of women fill the streets Happy screams of children in perfect harmony A beautiful world I see A knot holds me steady My mother's back a safe haven for me As my head rocks slightly from the rythm of her feet She runs, my head rocking rapidly children cry, their hands not held, abandoned As their screams turn into cries of agony. Like a drum it continues to play A rythm only played by death I hear She runs, her heart accelerating My head bounces, as I cling to her She runs, as one carrying precious cargo She runs, to a location not known to her It all stops, then calamity As cries tear through the slience She's breathing heavy, she stops Warm scarlet colouring her already coloured dress Oozing as it frees itself from my vessel She screams, as she sees the remnants of my life dripping from her hands The knot She holds refusing to let go, a prayer for me If I were to speak I would console her But fear grips me, spreading as poison I'm not strong but this my burden I must carry Goodbye mamma, This world can't hurt me anymore.