Seven Years of Innocence

Seven years of innocence
My childhood had been kept
Until you had to awaken me
From the place I slept

A monster from the closet
You finally reached my bed
And though there were others near
You chose me instead

The moths and locusts of your presence
Of which there was no warning
Set the darkness of the days to follow
And left me mourning for that morning.

Still I feel so lucky
That you didn’t take me away
Like you did all of the others
That you invited out to play

That old house is gone now
Burned down to the coals
Unlike the bad memories
That you burned into my soul

Others swore to secrecy
Of the chain they couldn’t break
But your unwise choice of choosing me
Was your worst mistake

Thirty years have gone by
Since I spoke of you
You made them all say uncle
And so I said it too.

I can’t give you my forgiveness
Only guilt and great regret
For all the damage that you have done
That I’m still not over yet.

A note to all my cousins:
I’m sorry for the news.
But I had to save us all
And I did what I had to do.