Take my hand and walk with me down this corridor
Darkened corners, nightmares come alive
Predators take your hand, skip and smile
Lead you to your playground... your new nightmare

Toddler curiosity
Teddy bear guilty
Security blanket cruelty

The one with the power has lust in their eyes
Will this ever end, will their sickness be their demise
Whispers of torture, words of terror
If I tell my mom, he will take her life
Who will help me?
Will anyone save me?
You want to scream, you want to cry...
The lure of shiny things, promises of sweets
Madness envelopes reality, their evil treats

His smirk a cause of public humiliation
His words, my trepidation
As the door closes... my annihilation
My innocence lost my childhood raped
Buried deep within my mind... my only escape

Winter creeps by, dead branches reach out
Snow capped emotions freeze my tears
When will the darkness end...?
How long can I just pretend...
Afraid of first spring air, Ashamed of myself
If I said anything I would suffer and drown
It took me 20 years before my mind broke down
By then the walls to high, Fear to great
Ashamed to be alive... I simply just wanted to die.

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