Hide & Seek
By SMYGO4EVA

Cruelly innocent
A dew-kissed flower
Never ripped to shreds
Her heart unbroken

A skilled duelist
Auburn locks galore
Eyes locked in secrecy
Holding back all emotions

The rose never wilted
The duelist never wavering
Fragile childhoods untouched
But so easily broken

Where has the sun gone?
It has disappeared
Into the dreary clouds
Never to appear again

Manipulated into games
Toying the duelist's heart
Unseen heartbreak lurking
Magnificent roses bloom now

Feelings and secrets
They play hide and seek
With what is left of them
What is left of them now

Go off into hiding
Lurking in the mists of her soul
Never to be seen
Until they are found again

Counting how many times
The duelist pricked her finger
Upon the thorns of the rose
She lost count of how many times

Dear child, foolish realist
Beautiful girl, foolish bride
How many times have you played?
It's no fun anymore

The night has become oblivion
You will keep playing
Until the game of hide and seek
Is over and all is lost for you both