We Counted You As Family

The tears burn my skin as they stream down my face Dripping slowly to the floor Crashing and shattering on impact Just as the many pieces of my broken heart have done You betrayed all of us It did not matter that we loved you as our own, as family Like a thief with no thought of the consequences You stole something so precious You took away the innocence of my child Crushing it as if it were nothing more than dirt beneath your feet You show no remorse for what you have done Only sadness for the verdict that will send you away An animal is what you are Stalking your prey and gaining their trust Using their faith against them Luring your victim into your clutches Then taking away the life that is within them Even the title of child rapist is too kind for you My beliefs are stained by the blackness of your soul My heart is hardened by your selfishness The evil inside of you has demolished something within me Yet it has not consumed me You have no respect for the unity that we tried to share with you We were merely a stomping ground for your greed and lust Nothing you do can replace what you have taken from us No pain that you suffer can compare to the agony you have caused us You cared nothing for the laws of men or God My faith is lost to many because of men like you I can’t help but wonder how anyone could be so cruel Copyright © 2010 Lena “Lolita” Townsend