Little lost angels
Little lost angels
all in row
wondering who will be called next
to go
Broken hearts
and shattered dreams
no sewing up can be done
on their ritualised seams
wings tattered
unable to fly
now they stand wistfully
staring at the night sky
A halo dislodged
hanging down
where once there used to be
a beautiful golden crown
dresses stained and marked
soiled by lifes pleasures
no man can ever understand
their terror
shoes no longer visible upon their feet
where once they stood sparkling and new
with silver buckles and golden toes
their feet now tread a path
no one wishes to go
hair once shiny and clean
now matted and mangled
with nothing to make it pristeen
no underwear to wear
its all been taken
by people who stole it
and now use it to think of otehr crimes
they try to straighten the things they cant
the wings remain tatted and torn
the halo dislodged
the dress still stained by lifes filth
the shoes nowhere to be found
the hair all out of place
shattered angels
lost in time
doing penance for someone elses crime
Amy, Selina and Capri
9 comments:
This reminds me of this program that was on MSNBC about the little Thai girls that were rescued from the sex trade. Even though some of them are doing well now, I think there will always be a wounded child as part of their psyche.
JIP, great post. Sad with broken hearts. Thanks for sharing dear one.
Yes. Heart-breaking.
This poem left us so sad and emotionally tangled. I can only imagine what it was like to write it.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Missing In Sight
And now all the angels get to be safe because YOU can protect them. And now they get a chance to be happy.
I'm sorry, I couldn't finish this poem. It triggered greatly.
But, what I read also touched me deeply because I have lived more than half my life believing I was the only one. Not that I feel better knowing you were there, too, but knowing that someone else really understands what I experienced means a great deal.
Hugs, hugs, and more hugs to all the little children,
Ivory
((((JIP))))
Thanks for sharing this. It is very moving.
Thanks so much for sharing this...
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