Heart of a Child
Tears at Bedtime
Trees
swayed in shadow
Outside Grandma’s window
room swathed in burgundy
velvet and silk
Christ Child in portrait
a halo above him
crucifix warning of
losses to come
Babies awaiting
birth, then protection
how, when four
was the age
she was given
Save Daddy, save Grandma
the cruel witch is coming
how to protect them
with nowhere to hide them
Years later still burning with
terror and longing
worked like a slave still
no other way known
Failed at so many
heart bleeding rose petals
red like the quilt
in her grandmother’s bedroom
Given an angle
to nurture and cherish
wings soared like eagles
successful at last
Torn from her bosom
arms outstretched in yearning
fingers spread crying
she still couldn’t save them
again
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