The Orchard

I wandered through

The attic

Dusting off

The trunk

Of black regret

I gingerly

Unlock it

Inside

I pick it up

My memory

Of what 

Was done

Blowing off the

Cobwebs

I start to cry

Blurry vision

The emotions rising

I open it up

And see it there

Press play

And watch

What was done

Where 

How

The scare

The nightmare

I continue on

My breath getting shallow

The memories 

Of times since then

The absolute horror

Of what happened

Me screaming

"Why would I do that"

Seeing me 

visit again

and again

To that point

Not knowing

Looking there

Screaming again

Shaking my head

How could he do this

Coming home and 

Forgetting the milk

My mind in oblivion

All over

A simple

Orchard

I sit there

And close the lid

To the trunk

As the little girl

I once used to be

Comforts Me 

Saying I love you.