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Children Of Shadows
Just beyond the lullaby Unable to understand The 'why' Between light and dark Wherein shadows play Childhood's lost Within shades of gray No Mother's Words of love to see Or a touch that comes As soft as the murmuring breeze No whispers of a brighter day Within the gray ... Where shadows play Invisible marionettes Upon strings controlled That soon learns the words Do As You Are Told Abuse unfolded By puppeteer's hand Impending doom In a darkened land Unleashed storms Of different array Abuse revenged From a different day? Only a plaything Of what one day May have been? Circle widening ... Never ends? Or perhaps the start Of circle made With no excuse To rule the day So many children live within The cruelty of different winds Awaits the hand to come again ... The leering touch Of shadows grin Caught between What is ... And what should have been 
Children Of Shadows So named these hearts By this poet's pen Original by Lesa Gay Aka Aspiring Angel allowscriptaccess='always' allowfullscreen='true' frameborder='0'> |
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Children Of Shadows
Children Of Shadows