Trusting,
a child awaits.
Formed in the
union of "love",
it grows in ignorance.
Screaming,
the skin burned
beyond belief,
it grieves in horror.
Dying,
it lands in the arms
of an angel,
sent to carry it
home.
Forgiving,
it finds solace
in the taste of eternity.
©2008
7-6-08
Author notes
Written for the contest: Contest grotesque paintings from a grotesque mind by louder than bombs
http://allpoetry.com/contest/2410975
Picture: http://bp3.blogger.com/_mk-LiBhV7-M/R-1-HdXDk_I/AAAAAAAAADE/NsPTpnxPyok/s1600-h/homunculus.jpg ©Fred Einaudi
A contest entry
- grotesque paintings from a grotesque mind by louder than bombs.
300 points, ended July 30, 2008, 12 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
