dont go out when it's dark they said
beware of men bigger than you
of people who don't understand children are children
innocence is innocence
and once something's broken
sometimes
it can't be fixed.
i listened to my parents.
i did what i was supposed to do
i prayed and gave and gave until i had no more
i took the longer more lonely path to reach the gold
i didn't understand what i had done wrong
for a man bigger than me to think he could take
innocence
happiness
and the very soul
from somebody he didn't know
for the sake of himself
and only himself
was the worst thing somebody could do.
he took me
in a small alley
the sun was gone
i tasted salt and blood
i cried for the protection of my parents once again
i cried to be home again
wrapped in love and warmth.
i lay on the concrete
feeling myself drip through my fingers
he broke more than he knew
more than he'll ever know
and in the end
he got his power
