Helpless

He lies upon the floor
  Broken, bleeding
Life's toy no longer wanted
  Discarded, wasted

I had watched as it happened
  Heard the screams, the pleas
  Forgiveness not forthcoming

I watched as the great BETRAYAL
  Commenced
      Again

I can feel his flesh tear
  Agonizing, demoralizing
Releasing life fluids
  In splatters
      Painting walls crimson

How the pain flashed
  How the blood flowed
The lash striking repeatedly
  Thin arms impotent protection

Angry words rippinng at the
  Heart, mind, soul

His words of innocence
  Towards deaf ears
      Closed mind
        Stone heart

His cries for forgiveness
  Of uncommitted crimes
      Lost forever
To the sounds of the lash

Cries for help falling
  Tumbling
      Fading

No Angel with sword of fire
  No rescue
      No hope

No tears flowed for him
  Except mine

How I wish I could save him
  Pluck him from the horror
  Soothe his wounds

Yet, I could not
  For I, too, was impotent

And another tear follows
  All the millions
      Which have fallen
As I wake from another nightmare
  Of the child that was me