Shadowed Eyes

In the depths of her shadowed eyes.

A mother's pain, a sorrow that never dies.

Her grip, so tight, yet so fragile,

as the world around her seemed unassailable.

The once-known mother, now a stranger.

Her addiction, a raging danger.

The child, so small, so innocent.

A life forever tainted, a heart so distant.

The abuse, a cruel reminder,

of love lost, of a soul so tender.

Her words, like knives, they cut deep,

a hate that echoed, a sorrow so steep.

As the police and child services came.

The child's life, forever changed, a flame.

Nine years old, a heart so young,

a life forever altered, an unfinished song.

The mother, consumed by her demons,

a shadow of the love she'd once shown.

Her only concern, her taxes, her stamps

a cold, cruel reality, a life so damp.

The child, taken away, a tearful goodbye,

a mother's love, now lost in the sky.

A sad, heartbreaking poem, a tale of woe,

A life forever changed, a shadowed glow.

The shadowed eyes, they tell a story

of a mother lost, a love now gory.

A child taken, a heart in pain,

a life forever changed, a loss so plain.

A shadowed life, a mother's fall,

A child's heart, a love for all.

In the depths of her shadowed eyes,

A story of love, of sorrow, and of goodbyes.