I reveled in your joy in the light;

     I did not see you cower in the shadow.

I cradled you softly against my bosom;

     I did not feel you turn away.

I thrilled to your innocent delights;

     I did not notice the inner wound.

I cherished your tender hand in my warmth;

     I did not think you’d grasp cold steel.

Love and forgetfulness played a deadly game;

     horror shattered our trust.  

Dreams, smiles, lifetimes of breath - lost;

     our innocence is slain.

My soul heaves with agony at losing you;

     my heart convulses with sorrow.

Come back to me from the shadow;

     let me embrace you in the light.

© 2012, Vicky M. Semones