Mama moaned in pain While papa’s fists pounded into her skin Every tear that dropped From her eyes slid into the pores of my heart Where they froze into ice spikes of anger
That day I learnt that love would hurt
I moaned But didn’t understand why Maybe because of her caress But for a five year old bundle of innocence The feelings that coursed through my veins Were as alien as flowers from Mars I still don’t know what emotions They awakened in my heart Till this day
But that day I learnt that love would betray
He moaned in pleasure While I lay beneath his weight Hands clasped forcefully together by his fist of iron My warm tears flowed in reverse Into the holes in my heart Where they formed a pool that burned hot with hatred