This is written for, and dedicated to all of us, that have survived some sort of childhood trauma, brought about by those who should have kept us safe

Beautiful Child
Escape with me
Up here in the cold, busy night sky
Amongst the falling stars, the suns’ exploding
creating new life
No malice here, even the violence is peaceful.

You are safe here

Beautiful Man
Escape with me Up here in the cold, busy night sky
Leave the damaged thoughts behind
The regrets for not
hitting back
fighting harder
saying more
Rest easy up here in the cold busy night sky

You are safe here

Mother
Float here with us
Up here in the cold busy night sky
 As we work on forgiving you
Understanding you
Even though you let us down
shocked and shattered us
we want you here

Absent Parents
 come join us
Up here in the cold busy night sky
Maybe now you will listen
Maybe now you will care
 as much as
 We who float here,  always within easy reach
have always cared about you.

Beautiful Boy
Beautiful Girl
 there is a future
there is redemption
Up here in the cold busy night sky
There are no punches
No unwelcome touches
No small screams that present as breathing

and in this future
 the monsters lose their shallow awful power
still there, sure
but see how pathetic, how see through
 these monsters become

Pic by Paul Volkmer