My innocence was stolen
– seized without consent
searing of my body
let me quell it
in cold waters, as now
the stairs of life I tread
no longer pure – but tainted
nothing is the same
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words... from here to there 
wow, powerful, Jen… there’s a knife’s edge hidden in there… love it!
thank you darling – the battle was hard tonight! 🙂 xx
Hey mumsy! 🙂
Deep!! 🙂 Hope you had a great weekend. Hugs Paula xxx
oh heck…the stolen innocence and how things became tainted for her…ugh… breaks my heart…happens way too often
Claudia- hi and welcome to Words from here to There. Glad you popped in and thank you reading. Yes this tragic tale all too often told.