Once a child

[The second]

ONCE A CHILD

I was a child once
Full of breath
Full of claim
Clay under fingernail
Driveway on fire
A stone’s throw away
Red Ford door wide open
We all used to play
Earthworms are pleasure
Existence is born
Beside or top of the pave
And the flame won’t conceal us
Ignorant or chance
But molestation is a coating
Same as butter is a flavor
Film is to the eye
Skins of onions like years
I am dying soon, pray
Infliction added to a city sidewalk
And all you fake f***ers
Keep spilling your sperm
If there were any words to cement
I wouldn’t care
I’ve lived a thousand life times
In a single nighttime
With the stroke of a pen
We can dissolve into childhood
Or we can dissolve into extinction
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out
How to leave this earth
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out
How to be a child
But it will take both
To survive the lies of Satan

RDS
THE SECOND

[RhymeLovingWriter]

This is powerful poetry TS. Heartbreaking, and powerful.

[rye]

very very beautiful and powerful poetry!

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[Electron.John]

Very interesting poem. Has me thinking to try to understand it all, which is a good thing. What do you mean by these lines?

"With the stroke of a pen
We can dissolve into childhood
Or we can dissolve into extinction"

[The second]

in our writing we can become oblivious as a child or we can pretend to be extinct thank you

[AlexandratheLate]

Wonderful writ TS. Thank you

[merlinselixir]

Wow, your post took me back to the good old days when we were just kids. I can totally relate to the clay-stained fingernails and the driveways that used to be our playground. Those memories bring a smile to my face.
I couldn't help but notice that your words took a deeper turn there, touching on some heavy topics. If you ever need someone to talk to, know that I'm here for you. It's important to reach out when things get tough.
Also take a look at this https://firstchurchlove.com. It seems like an interesting website and a cool community. Check it out.