innocence slain

my eyes are wide as i stare into space
wondering how i will ever save face
always thought the worst had come
searching now for the edge to jump

it is slippery, that’s why you fell
6 feet deep into a wooden hell
or concrete cell, chained iron bars
branded spear pierced my heart

etched are words of love and hate
wondering if they were real or fake
upon hearing your name
once pride now shame
questioning why humanity was slain

i didn’t lose my innocence, you killed it
blood needn’t be shed, you spilled it
tearless eye, you filled it
once untouched,
left wounded.