Innocent

The dark night lurks
hidden in the shadows
As you watch quietly;
crickets lull the babe to sleep.
As the world is hidden
in the shadows.
Unknown desire as to why;
Softly sings the ebb and flow.
The shadows creep in
As softness comes
across the wind.
Silent death lurks
hidden at the tips
the toes
poisoned
Unaware of
Guerilla warfare.
Quietly as the shadow passes by
The cast away left behind.
As shadows caress
the babe to sleep.
You watch on in your own
keep.
Hidden,
unnoticed by most.
Till the storm
Cast you aside.
Pitch black
Covers a lace curtain.
Drawing in the dark.
Slowly engulfing everything
Darkness
covers
the innocent.
Leaving you behind.
As she moves forth
The shadow that is
of the dark night.