A Farewell to Cruelty

A Farewell to Cruelty

All you ever wanted was to be happy.
While the world, behind you, shed its tears,
You danced in the rain and giggled,
The child buried beneath the reality,
Of the pain liberated there and reveled.
She faced it finally and pointed, laughed --
Her downward extending finger,
Touching its foreheads as it rested, expectantly,
On its knees looking at the happy child.
And when drizzle overtook countenance,
The child, once again, became you,
And you turned. The rain was loud,
As you turned and disappeared,
Leaving the world behind as before,
And forever after.

Invino Veritas
11/7/13
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