Behind Frosted Glass

I see the world through frosted glass

Oblivious to the dangers around

A little child with eyes of trust

Arms stretched and open wide

Seeing, hearing, touching, tasting

My senses tingling with pleasure

All I taste is sweet

All I see desirable

All I smell pleasant

Don't wake me from my dream

The Utopia of my world

I have heard of the world behind frosted glass

Pain

Sorrow

Grief

Despair

I want no part!

Leave me safe inside these walls

I have no desire to emerge!

A little child I want to be

Forever more

Contented I lived

Lacking nothing

Wanting nothing

Needing nothing

But you were not content

You took a weight and shook my walls

Again and again

But my refuge remained intact

I was safe behind frosted glass

Stubbornly you persisted

Wanting me to taste your pain

Your sorrow

Your grief

Frosted glass shattered

My walls finally fell

I lie awake in the darkness

Fearful of the monsters that lurk in the unknown

Truth are lies

Trust remains broken

Suspicion abounds

My senses are numb

All I taste is bitter

All I see, undesirable

All I smell fills me with disdain

A little child I am no longer

My eyes are open wide

I feel your pain

Your sorrow

Your grief

Are you content now?

No pleasure passes through my senses

In this cruel reality

I yearn to taste the beauty you destroyed

The innocence you shattered

But all is gone

All is gone

I walk in your reality

Are you content now?

I walk in your reality