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BROKEN WINGS OF INNOCENCE...[Sad Angel's Lullaby]

Empty room wreaking,
imbrued by Mortal Sin;
opened windows airing
the stench of anathema,
festering thru' the vericose veins,
of the spider-cracked walls.

Parquet floor.....damp, cold;
houses an empty cradle;
lingering traces of scented powder,
aloe vera, vanilla, and jasmine;
the only signs that life,
ever existed here.

Comely breezes find the opened windows;
curling whisps, pass o'er the naked sils,
disturbing the fringed curtain hems;
prompting their dancing flail...hauntingly,
as if they were voicing their angst,
to the essence of the Death, they cannot reverse.

Mobile still hanging from its' ceiling hook;
ostensibly aroused, by the sudden breeze;
dangling like a pendulum...to, and fro.....,
over hardbounds of Seuss, and Grimm,
stacked neatly in opposite corners;
each book tightly pressed, and closed...apropos.

Still an aura of grief, encircles this room,
that was built to shelter Life
but, turnned to a chamber of horror,
until God said: ENOUGH.................................,
shedding hospice, and peace....
upon His newest Angel.

Author's Note: Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) , better known as Shaken Baby Syndrome(SBS) , is a form of physical child abuse known to cause: brain damage, bone fracture, blindness, and death. It is, in fact the current leading cause of child abuse fatalities in the United States.
As of the date of this penning, and (IMO) not enough is being done by local authorities, including Child Welfare Services, in weeding out the offenders....and our Justice System, that has failed all too many times, in placing band-aids on this gaping wound of a problem, in lieu of iron-clamped sutures.I am not a strong proponent of an across the board Death Penalty for any form of homocide. However, i do support it for mass-murder, pre-meditated murder....and when wings of innocence are broken......FjR.

poem by Frank James Ryan Jr.
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