I\u2019ve buried a dozen emotions,
\nfor the twisted thing ego.
\nI release them upon the women and children I invade,
\nusing the hours I spend tending broken souls.
\nI too, was a child once. <\/p>\n
I\u2019ve knitted a dozen newborn blankets,
\nFor my children who I\u2019ll leave out in the cold
\nIf they do not see the same God-face I do.
\nI\u2019ll never leave my God-fear husband.
\nI too, was a child once.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve killed a dozen people, born and not,
\nfor the sake of that nightmare dollar.
\nI don the mask of love, and speak death, but soft.
\nI learned my lines, but nothing more.
\nI too, was a child once. <\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been sold to a dozen men tonight,
\nfor the profit of the child rapist Romeo.
\nJuliet escapes the only way she knows how.
\nI will know a different way.
\nI too, was a child once. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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