Silence in the night whilst innocence slept,

through the slumbering hallways the cunning shroud has swept;

Where once the sound of laughter reverberated on rose colored walls,

a mournful rasp announces the arrival of the palls;

Evil has awakened it prowls the night in lust,

she sleeps without an inkling a face reposed in trust;

A hand will reach to stifle cries,

muffled screams soon fade to sighs;

No one comes and no one hears,

 the child will simply disappear;

A promise has been broken, her last breath in pleading spent,

eyes wide in understanding she see his murderous intent;

Dragged in stealth from her shattered dreams,

by a face that somehow familiar seems;

Amidst earth and leaves beneath the trees,

her eyes squeeze shut as he parts her knees;

The silence is deafening as she struggles to stay alive,

what madness enfolds a world where unfettered evil thrives?

Mama where are you?  Papa come and save me now!

there is no God or savior just the blood on a virgin’s gown;

No one sees no one hears,

the predator tastes her rusty tears;

Who will weep for the atrocity?

The parents clothed in guilty pomposity;

What last request from an angel doomed?

 A wish to return to her cozy room;

A favorite toy, a Mother’s touch, a last sigh a glance to the sky,

A frozen look from a fear filled eye;

No more, no less, a shallow breath,

Oh, the sadness of a too soon death!