Silence is golden
Innocence lost like
A empty swing blowing
In the wind
Ghosts with a familiar touch
Stealing away in the night
Making back alley promises
Like a dirty politician
Hushed mouths don't get fed
But the truth hurts
Brittle bones & fragile ego's
Out stretched arms
Send pure love
Trusting heart looking
For a resting place to call home
But like a thief in the night
You emerge
Tainted dreams now play
Where there were infinite possibilities
Shattered pictures
Of a woman child lost
10 going on 21 is what you said
So the ends justified the means
As the wind blows
& the swing moves back & forth
Try to forget
how my flower was plucked
A daisy in full bloom you saw
Wicked eyes lie
Pollinating each petal
Before it was time
This wilted rose
Found nourishment to thrive
Strong root & solid foundation
Weathered the storm
Found my place through it all
Soaked in divine guidance &
Rested in the place of his answer
As the sun shines &
the swing blows in the breeze
Old petals fall away
Allowing a new bloom