Gone

Oh innocence, sweet things are gone from you
Lost, they wander
Searching for their home
Pink ribbons flap in the wind
Once white dresses now dingy & brown
Ruffles tangled at the hem
Their knees scraped & bloody
Dirt caked under their nails
One shoe on, one shoe gone
Their hopeful eyes search vacant hills

Hide

I can feel you beneath the lid of my skin
Filling purple lakes and creeping through the ducts
You crave a showcase but I keep you hidden
Run over my cheeks
Play in the corners of my mouth
Slide down my neck
Hide! Your playground is painful