Us All

The eyes of darkness penetrating the soul;
Slaying the innocence of the child;
Forever changed,
Never the same;
Dreams once vibrant, now forgotten,
The light of hope and faith
Snuffed out;
A body wracked with pain
Embodying the memories of evils untold;
With each step dead bones
Scream a tormented cry;
Lips silent
Unable to tell the story of agony endured,
No words can describe the terror,
No one could hear the small child's anguish.

The eyes of darkness remembered;
An open wound in the heart of the woman;
Poison bleeds into each living cell
Bringing hate and anger,
An unforgiving spirit,
A wall of guilt and anger
Until one day
The woman meets a heart without condition;
Who shows her how to love again
How to dream new dreams
How to speak her truth
How to feel;
She rises up
And with profound courage and strength
She finds her resilience as
She lets go of the shame,
It is then her gaping wound heals
And physical pain dissipates

And now she peers beyond the darkened eyes
And sees the light of the small Innocent boy
Whose abused and neglected soul
Finds power in the perpetrating of others,
Who destroys the dreams of the future
And darkens the light of the innocent;
As her heart connects with his heart,
Compassion and forgiveness fill her,
She looks more deeply into his eyes
And she sees the face of her God looking back;
She falls to her knees
And her wailing can be heard for all eternity
She cries for all
Who have been wounded by others,
Who have perpetrated others;
She cries for Us All