Autumn Glow

Heaven collided with the freak show

Emerged from the rubble was young autumn glow

Tender teen so weak and frail

The town gathered to watch her fail 

Sticks and stones may break my bones

But words will never hurt me, she wished that were true

Words pierced through autumn, like shards of glass

Destroying her innocence till she broke at last

Yesterday Autumn Glow opened the curtains to her window

She let the sun in and watch the town wake up

Put on her favorite make up and had a glass of milk

Wrote a letter addressed to her father explaining the guilt

Dear Daddy,

Don't you dare cry when I'm gone, your tears don't right the wrongs

You won't have to protect your reputation anymore

I'll put an end to my freak show, so you're disappointed no more

I am really hurting and the pain will not fade away, you lied

Everyone of you shall pay!, but it is my turn today

This is me logging off from this torturous dismay

Autumn Glow existed no more

Just a girl in some town found hanging by her neck

Her dad went on to live life without regret 

Fathered two more daughters and touched them whiles they slept

Secrets were kept hidden under fear of breaking commitment 

To the devil who lived in some town..

                                                       ..where the glow of autumn once existed

© 2013 Keegan D'souza

Author's Note

Originally posted on © 2013 Keegan D'souza