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Even thougn the child pleads abatement and succumbs wrath knows no compassion
wrath knows only of hurt pride and all consuming belief in denial of desire

When the child emerges painfully holding the pain that pulls bones apart
and says with all honesty they know they played a part; the sound of angels cry

Another one owned by the devil; We have lost again! How many more father?
How many more? When will this self loathing and self demanding contempt for man end?

How the beaten child affected by what it saw, and told it as a lie, will still know its truth
yet it responds instinctually squashing intuition and guidance for the trust of the familiar.

That Child will rise again though still run back to the only home it knows of;
where, cruelly, it did not die a thousand deaths and knew this to be safety.

Endlessly searching for the truth but never finding it stitting still and never wandering far enough to chase it
for it is afraid to wander too far from home. Where it must survive.

The child that was beaten to submission of anothers intent and carless moulding knows,
Faith has never been a beautiful risk.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Nature versus Nuture : created versus molded. oK I have finally edited this a little from the rough draft
this poem is about the cycle of violence and the fear of breaking it. another one lost means the cylcle has passed on to another generation. We beat the wonders and dreams out of our children too often and to choose to have faith in something different and be different its too hard because the habbits instilled are too hard to break they have become instinctual.

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last updated 23 March 2012 - 7:53am
©22 March 2012 - 2:43am — SSmoothie
23 March 2012 - 7:38am — Adam아담
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hmmmm... there's something

hmmmm... there's something there, in this poem. Attention grabbing, real, deep, philosophical, spiritual. FANTASTIC last line. I don't know what to make of it, overall, though. Care to explain more? Maybe its late, and thats why I can't think.

Cheers,
Adam_San

23 March 2012 - 7:55am — SSmoothie
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Hey thanks! I wouldnt know how to pronounce your name

but i have re edited it and added an authors note. hope that helps Cheers SS

Don't let any one shake your dream stars from your eyes, lest your soul Come away with them! -SS    

"Well, it's love, but not as we know it."

23 March 2012 - 8:00am — Adam아담
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I realized that just now...

I realized that just now... so I changed it: アダム三 is basically way to say my first name in Japanese, "Adamu-san." So its still Adam. My name is on the profile now, too, in case it wasn't before.

Cheers,
Adam_San