Fragments Be

Noise all around 

Yet l can not hear a sound 

I try to move 

The leads pull tight 

I open my eyes 

Is it day or night 

I try to breathe 

My breath won’t come 

I feel my feet but my hands are numb 

I raise my voice 

No words escape 

I want to run 

I want to hide 

I feel a fire deep inside 

I sense a child screaming out 

The monsters are there 

They take her hand 

They lead the way 

They help her stand 

They shout in whispers 

They give commands 

Follow us 

We will keep you safe 

Close your eyes 

Silence your cries 

The shadows form 

There is no whole 

She stands alone 

She has no soul 

No longer a child 

Within the turmoil quivers 

Once more the evil brightness consumes all that is 

And the heart within is consumed by the night 

Silent whispers 

Whimpers we now hear 

Whimpers in the silence 

Frozen in the air 

We see her in the crib alone 

Wondered if 

She had now returned home 

Compassion we feel from within our heart 

We have walked her steps 

We have covered her journey 

Is it now time for her too to talk 

To break the code by fear built 

To open her eyes and truly see 

What is her, and them, and me 

To see what was and from where it came 

To view the world of darkness through the light of a candle 

To feel the ground beneath their feet 

To acknowledge a world beyond the shadows 

To see what was and what may now be 

To release the fear, the urge to scream 

To accept what was 

What once had been 

To find the courage 

To find the strength 

To allow the fragments once so vital to be released from the pain, the shame, the guilt and feel the sun upon the self which was for so long entombed in a prison be 

A prison without bars or locks or key 

A prison so strong that no others could see that kept the selves together separately 

I question now has the journey truly began 

Can we step outside without fear of what may come and recognise the roles of all that are and see the strength within the scare 

Fragments Be

Written by Jenny Benham