Loss of Innocence


by Courtney Puterbaugh

The bittersweet song cuts through the air,
Riding the wind in the sun's wicked glare.
It tortures the soul,
Shattering the past,
Taking away the innocence that never lasts.

It stings like a dagger struck through the heart,
Tearing your whole world completely apart.
All light and love shut out from your life.
The radiant smile replaced with strife.

Its shrieking cries of horror pursue,
Causing grief your whole life through,
Following in your reckless flight,
Watching you struggle in that endless fight.

But in the end, the Horror prevails.
Gruesome as it is, it never fails.

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