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Child's Ghost
Only a child
trusts, believes
heart open
potential weaves
when raised
in shadow’s room
chances limited
for reaching bloom
still holds tightly
to dying light
surviving always
through darkest night
struggling will
not at fault
licking wounds
pressed with salt
innocence lost
pain real
moments pass
no time to heal
little girl gone
grown premature
weathering life
woman unsure
picking up pieces
enduring at most
clinging to hope
of a child’s ghost
trusts, believes
heart open
potential weaves
when raised
in shadow’s room
chances limited
for reaching bloom
still holds tightly
to dying light
surviving always
through darkest night
struggling will
not at fault
licking wounds
pressed with salt
innocence lost
pain real
moments pass
no time to heal
little girl gone
grown premature
weathering life
woman unsure
picking up pieces
enduring at most
clinging to hope
of a child’s ghost
Published 18th Apr 2018
| Edited 1st May 2018
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19th Apr 2018 10:54pm
19th Apr 2018 11:01pm
It feels that way sometimes. Thanks so much for taking the time to read and respond:)
Children find a way through the struggle. They grow up with what they know until presented with a different, perhaps more favourable outcome from a friend or 3rd party. Only then do they maybe realise they got a rough deal.
