beguiled

 
the tangled vine of treachery  
wrapped around my throat
strangling my cries of protest
 
you never heard me scream
wherein the forest of madness  
alone I wandered unguarded
 
you didn't see the Marauders as they approached
with death in their stares,  
theft of innocence on their minds
my virtue was plucked while you lay sleeping
 
stolen from me by men of no conscious  
I lament for my disgraced state
delusions held me down while they raped me
stripped of honesty and virtue
I wept bitterly
 
I'd strayed from your side
resenting your watchful eyes in my rebellion
I didn't see the dangers of playing alone in the forest
 
with a haunted expression, I faced you
I couldn't tell you the source of my pain
it was my fault  I hadn't heeded your warnings  
my virtue stolen
 
I carry my shame down to the river
where I drown what's left of the girl you adored
so much more now a woman
 
with eyes wide open
I vowed...
never again would I be so foolish