The drowning man no longer fights
Haunted by depth of childhood nights
Enslaved by darkness, light recedes
Devouring years without reprieve
Running through life, never a win
Obstacles bare another's sin
Withdrawn from love, a father's gift
Never at peace, always adrift
Immobilized when children scream
Nightmares haunt his every dream
Gelded of future, all hope defiled
Manuscript reads he was beguiled
Accepting fate of truth untold
Never he'll swim in oceans old
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Author Notes
Thank you iphone7 for the wonderful artwork
This story came from someone I know
The courts told this man, when he was a boy he new and understood what was happening -- he was beguiled
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