Colin Mitchell Williams Poet Free verse

Unsung Children

Unsung Children

Somewhere deep inside you
Behind the patches and the plasters
Of your broken heart
Somewhere in the shadows
Lays the summer of your soul
As timid as a naked flower
Before revealing the splendour of her petals
To the world

Somewhere running under the rivers of your veins
With the same fragile courage of porcelain
Your tenderness is stronger 
Than any army’s rage

And I wish I could take you
Hand held out into the sun
Show you how the cracks and scars
Will be your deliverance
Turn those solemn sorrows faded burdens
Into the breaking clouds of blessed rain
Washes away the ugly stain

Till you see yourself again

Somewhere in the soil and earth of being one
The rooted light and love patiently wait upon
Waiting for the moment 
When you burst out from behind the grey
To stand your own salute to the overcome

And I wish I could discover
The realisation of who you are
The exponential trigger
Which would shoot you out to your freedom
With the truth in the splendour of your sacred flower
Leaving you amazed and unafraid
In the libation of your own illumination

To see

All which you couldn’t believe
And which disbelief has bidden
All which you were forced to disbelieve
And which believing has so hidden

Behind the plasters and the patches
Of your broken heart

I know that I am unable
To wipe away the anguish and your pain
But if I could for just one moment 
Ask you look into this mirror
For you to see yourself
Once again

You would see the salt in your tears
Are the shinning diamonds
Of your heart
In the unsung forgiveness
And the sacrifices 
You have made 

“ Wake up my precious loves
“ Slowly steady the nightmare shall recede
“ See
“ With me
“ My precious loves
“ How wonderful
“ You really are








Dedicated to all my friends and my unknown companions
Who as children suffered abuse in any form

It is our lot, to be the un-understood
The cold ignored and the lost forgotten
And an embarrassment to moralities fickle truth

We do, however, have each other

“ X ” Col

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Sharon Winter February 23, 2009 at 3:12 PM Colin, this is deeply beautiful, and only a very special person could compose such a tribute. Sadly, I know too many who this could be for. And on a hopeful note, many of them have grown into beautiful, strong shining stars. Powerfully beautiful. Love, Shar

Christopher Higgins February 23, 2009 at 1:54 PM I have known many who had endure this type of pain in their lives. You did well to write about it.