Reach toward her
the little one
there in your hurts and fears
Look toward her, not away
You take your soldier to war
guardian at the perimeter
with the rationale of defence
yet she is bereft
Look toward him
the little one
tucked underneath the carapace
hidden from your tender heart
You are discourteous in attack
blind to empathy
righteous in argument and in thesis
yet none are healed or reassured
Look inward soldier
to the little one
his fear has become your fear
Look inward soldier
to the little one
her fear has become your fear
The child within is not yet comforted
MChallis © 2014
Sep 23, 2014
Sep 23, 2014 at 11:18 PM UTC
Reach toward her
the little one
there in your hurts and fears
Look toward her, not away
You take your soldier to war
guardian at the perimeter
with the rationale of defence
yet she is bereft
Look toward him
the little one
tucked underneath the carapace
hidden from your tender heart
You are discourteous in attack
blind to empathy
righteous in argument and in thesis
yet none are healed or reassured
Look inward soldier
to the little one
his fear has become your fear
Look inward soldier
to the little one
her fear has become your fear
The child within is not yet comforted
MChallis © 2014
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