against the current « Creative Kaleidoscope

against the current

By kvwordsmith

Dredging the river

For a lost soul

An innocent child

Drowned long ago.

Swallowed up

By lies and fears

Sucked under

Held fast.

Her frail and lifeless body:

Bloated, bruised, pale.

Watchers turn away.

* * * * * * * *

…Downstream

Other children

Wade and swim,

Splashing,

Laughing,

Unaware…

This entry was posted on June 11, 2008 at 8:47 pm and is filed under Dark Side of the Muse, No Shame in Survival. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Anita Marie Says:
June 12, 2008 at 1:31 am | Reply
La Llorona.
woodnymph Says:
June 12, 2008 at 2:35 pm | Reply
Hhoa! This is something…two sides of life/death. Very well done.

Vi
Jill Says:
June 12, 2008 at 3:56 pm | Reply
Mmmmm…the feeling is familiar….very well written )
gailkav Says:
June 12, 2008 at 10:36 pm | Reply
This is haunting, Kezza. In the midst of life…beautifully done.