Music Box

I watched as she cranked the key....

And the music box played a sad lullaby to me.

Crying every note in agony....

Is this what her destiny was meant to be?

 

I watched as it sang...

And as it sighed each lonely note.

Until suddenly the little silver wheel stopped...

Just like that it died.

 

The carvings fell away leaving a dull brown wood...

The life fell from its sturdy hold.

I reached for the key wanting to keep it safe...

But when I did it broke in half and fell away from me.

 

And when I looked up I could see...

Her heart inplace of the music box.

Broken and ripped bloody and a massacre of peices....

She looked at me and smiled a fake white mask hiding the pain.

 

Houdini I thought had taught her all the tricks...

Men attempted to hack into the little music box.

Creating a bloodier painful mess for her to endure....

But she never once dropped her head she intended to remain strong.

 

And I thought as I stared into that fake smile....

Seeing the broken parts that lay behind.

How can you live with a heart....

That dies more with every day she lives?

 

Then I realized how if I wait patiently....

She may guide me to that other half of the key.

When she will finally realize that I won't hurt her....

But bring back all the pieces and the peace she deserves.

 

I could only hope she would in fact....

Let me change the heart broken melody he heart screams.

To a song that would delight my heart every time I saw her....

And together we'd know the song our music boxes sing.

Author's Note

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