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If Only

by Leggolas

I came upon the wishing well sculpted from stony sand.
Its antiquated features lay beneath neglected land.
Swirling barbs of blackberry and nettles virgin sting
sought to prevent access
to any living thing,
for nature had created a repulsing interlace,
attempts by kindred mother to conceal this wretched place,
if only such resistance
had always been the case.

Forcefully my steps retrace the route trodden by seed,
clutching claws, rip at flesh and willingly I bleed
as bubbling blisters multiply upon my exposed frame,
but carcass numbed by torture
feels no external pain,
for stab and laceration are so scant a price to pay,
a just reward for negligence,
a child allowed to stray.

Finally, I reach the place, its abyss is no more,
capped by layers of concrete so no other shall explore.
A tiny hole for drainage is the only access now,
a steady stream of saline
is all the grief it will allow,
interspersed with dripping blood,
they filter through secreting ground
down to the sacred quench below
where part of me was found.

"If only..." is my wish.

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