Exile

Silently, it sat The figure of a young child In tears, it sat Frozen in time For time was never an escape I waved, I smiled And he bellowed out Pure fear that would forever taint me A monster Horror within his vision I, a snake It shook me to my deepest hiding places Places so deep, it shattered my being I ran, horrified The dead eyes of the child catching me As I closed my eyes, terrified Falling Then silence prevailed And my eyes opened All dead around me, but a man Waving at me Smiling