The Darkness At Noon

Deserted afternoon, she quietly plays Overhead… the summer sun glares Her sunshine song fills every corner As she lullabies her dolls to dreamy stupor With lusty eyes the beast walks in She is surprised by this sudden din Hush she says…be quiet please This is the time my little doll sleeps Shhh..he says I know I know There is a better place where we can go He beckons her with a wily grin Her guileless eyes see no sin He then does what beasts do best To a helpless fledgling in the nest The doll lies broken on the bed Writhing with pain and heart in dread The room is dark, sunshine gone Everywhere there are curtains drawn Childhood scarred, innocence strewn It was the darkest hour of the noon