SullenInnerChild

Taunt me with that frown of yours
Its similes and metaphors
Undressed me with a poet’s eyes
And watched me choke on my denial
You spoke to me in measured tones
Shifting muscle, skin and bones
A glance that echoed volumes
On a face that weathers storms

Before the courts of conscience, I stand alone accused
But the questions fall unanswered on the sunset of a bruise
When the voices in your head cease their chattering to scold
Your sullen inner child will pull the heads off all her dolls

Answering unspoken pleas
Touch on insecurities
Wake the spectre of the past
Its malice keeps you tethered fast
Stalked by its malignant prowl
Haunted by bestial howls
My futile urge to ground you
Earns me scant reprieve

Before the courts of conscience, I stand alone accused
But the questions fall unanswered on the sunset of a bruise
When the voices in your head cease their chattering to scold
Your sullen inner child will pull the heads off all her dolls

So you go
I can't follow
Deep inside
The guilt you shouldn’t feel

Flashback to a black caress
Suffered long under duress
Gagging on unwanted love
That came unbidden from above
Sinking deeper still within
A new voice born disturbs the din
You peer around bewildered
And you take the time to breathe