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Lion’s Tears
The girl lay, broken
And bruised…
Tears running silently
Down her cheeks.
Pain, blackness, hurt…
Fear…
The girl curled up
As shadows came
To haunt her,
Terrorize her.
Pain, blackness, hurt…
Fear…
The hands grabbed her,
Laughing as she struggled,
Pain from each touch.
“God, help me,” she
Begged tearfully,
“Please…do something.”
Over and over they
Came.
Making her wonder
Why she was so
Special,
To be noticed by
Them.
“Isn’t once enough?”
She wondered,
Broken and bleeding,
“Why come again?
Why keep coming?
Can’t they go find
Someone else?”
Time after time…
How long?
Eternity?
The girl didn’t know.
Pain, blackness, hurt…
Fear…
They came for her
Again.
The shadows of her
Nightmares.
She curled up,
Waiting for the blows
To come,
For her heart to
Turn off,
And the
Numbness
To come.
It didn’t.
None of it came.
Her eyes flew open,
Half concealed in a
Dark corner,
She wondered what
Was going on.
She could see
Them
Just a few feet
Away,
Pacing angrily.
There was another
Shadow,
A new one…
She couldn’t make
Out its form.
Suddenly, she heard
A voice,
“Enough! You will
Not come
Near her again.”
The shadows moved
And she heard a
Low growl of warning.
They turned and left,
Glaring at her.
The girl watched as
Someone turned and
Walked towards her.
Her eyes widened in
Relief
As a lion came into
View.
She collapsed into
Sobs.
And the lion
Curled up
Around her.
The girl buried her
Head and hands into
His mane,
Falling into a restful
Sleep.
The lion stood guard
Over her,
Keeping the Shadows and
Nightmares away
As she healed.
And if you looked
Closely,
You would see
Tears running
Silently
Down his face…
