Walk with me through the darkness
of my childhood
Where fierce monsters creep and sleep
deep in the wood
Walk with me through snapping snares
the waiting traps
Where razor sharp teeth are yawning wide
to draw blood
Walk with me through thrashing whips
ripping the flesh
Where intoxicated balled fists beat
fear grows afresh
Walk with me through the void
of infinite cold
Where the unwanted are abandoned
the stories untold
Walk with me through the hell fire
of my soul
Where resilience and strength bloom
Unbroken, still whole

© Cathrin Stuart Vici Kiehm Vici van der Merwe