generational violation

hers is the ache
the bile
the venom
the pith

hers is the burn
the tearing
the tiles
from walls

hers is the churning
the writhing
the proving
the grit

hers is the spitting
the gripping
the toxic
the shit

hers is the frozen
the breathless
the deadened
the scum

hers is the grieving
the anguish
the fury
the numb

hers is the bitter
the hardened
the withered
the harsh

hers is infernal
hers is the pain
of mother watching
children taken

by the ghost
of the ghost
that left her insane

took her apart

crush the cycle
rusty cage

take this one
into your heart

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