Soft humming

Sound of peace

Sweetest melody

Echoing in the air

Staling in a dark refuge

Soft humming

Sings of care

Compasses a loss

One childishly ignored

For an elusive hope

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Fragile arms crossed

Knees held protectively

Back and Forth

Again and again

A steady movement

Ceaseless humming

Forced rhythm

Forth and Back

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A child cries

Silent sorrow

Always moving

Slowly humming

Painful calling

Back and Forth

Forth and Back

A childish voice hums

Replacing an absent one

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Another tear

One more pain

Yet other sorrow

Brought by a shout

Ignoring coldness

Cutting that song

Deaf and uncaring

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Eyes are forced shut

Tears sliding past

As the hum turns louder

Unable to drown the screams

But the child still moves

Ignoring that reality

In favour of a daydream

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Place with no angry voices

With no closed doors

No constant balance

Or that barely heard hum

Where other voice takes over

Telling of hopes and dreams

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Hands move

Covering pained ears

Protecting dead hopes

And the hum quietens

Turning to shouted silence

Message clearer in muted yells

“I’m here. Can’t you see?”

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But it remains unanswered

And old eyes open

Tired glint in their depths

Oh poor innocence lost

Murdered without pity

And the humming returns

As no one comes in reply

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Back and Forth

Forth and Back

Poor dear child

Locked so far away

If you could only hear

The similar hums and yells

Sounding in this world

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