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 bedroom window

She let the sun in and watch the city 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

Author's Note

Stop child abuse, talk about it with someone, report abusers and make a change, make this world a safer place to live in.

Reviews

[Frieda P]

Kee are you trying to kill me with these, if I could see through these tears I'd tell you how esquistely written this is and that you touched every nerve ending in my body and soul....you are brilliant, wrapping this season around demise, can't say more.

[KeeD]

This season reminds me of something beautiful falling, coming to an end.. and I know exactly how you feel although I haven't experienced pain like you have Frieda, I hurt with you and I'm right there with you < 3. God bless you and give you all the strength, thank you for reading a piece of my heart.

[Frieda P]

You know both these subject matters are deeply affecting for me, I love your heart my dear, you are special...always, my pleasure my sweet friend. ♥

[Simply Watching]

Wow. Just wow. The way you gripped the audience by the heart and do it so beautifully is amazing. he last line is my favorite. It says in one line everything you were writing. Heartbreaking yet wonderful. Great work :)

[Blacksheepfiction]

this was emotional and very hard for me to read. It touched base on a few things in my life and for that I give you points. It was deep and cutting and real. That is important. Great job.

[Glen Yumang Manese]

You weave a compound verse in the lines of this one...yet the subject matter is clear and evident...the usage of your words gives us as the reader the effective layers which come out of this write...that shows through in the entirety...

APB: Good to read your work…Thanks for the invite to read your thoughts to paper at Writers Café...I'm back to work with copy writer and doing my best to write 1000 words a day...and a subject you do not get to choose...I ‘m happy to say I have 102 copy writes to go…will be busy the next few months on other projects...so I will read all RR"s might just take a bit longer to get a review...hope you understand...plus promote my book: The Onyx - Vena Amoris...for late next month release…I have very little time on my hands…making the most of everyday and taking today to read as many as I can…keep writing and sharing your creative talent here and elsewhere…

[Shay]

very nicely written, I enjoyed the emotion within the lines.

[Baby Ricochet]

Well that was a buzz kill. Good poem on a serious subject. Great job Keegan

[Ruth]

I think the strings of my heart have just reached crescendo! Damn...this will linger in heart and mind, so saddening x

[Cleide Tatyana Almeida]

this is so incredibly sad. We all like to say we're prolife but when we see and hear of things like this we kinda can't help wanting the death penalty. Monsters who spend their time abusing little girls and boys really shouldn't share oxygen with the rest of society. Thank you for writing about this and doing it so exquisitely

[MandaBear]

You really know how to pull at the heart strings dont you! Great poem and yes lets make it safer for everyone!!

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

Wow, a tragic story beautifully written! Gripping narrative. I love how you made us wonder what could have been wrong. The last stanza was quite a revelation to me. Amazing, my friend. :)

[Talal Hussain]

Deeply touched...wonderful write :-)