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(The sins of the father shall be visited upon the children)

Never mind the burden of guilt

I shall carry it for both of us

But the fear is mine alone

An unwanted gift from you

I did not ask for this

Nobody asks for this

Power absolute

Corruption absolute

Destruction absolute

The ache of loss claws my gut

The pain of grief clutches my heart

The agony of a childhood lost

Wrenching numbness for what never was

A visceral melancholia comforts me and lets me know I still live