"Slowing Beats"

This little girl, she ventures deep Down into canyons and in the abyss of sleep She journeys lands never explored In search of shadows, in search of horrors Little girl with a failing start Dark and curious and weak at heart Slowing beats as she attempts to climb The slippery rocks that bleed with time Bruised ribs and sore and broken bones Wallowing in wonder all alone Descending a staircase, dark and deep Uninviting in the cold of sleep "Stay up here", to him she warns Where shadows won't creep and it always remains warm Heat that was lifted from the demons downstairs Frost dewing at the tips as she faces her fears As she descends, in the coldness of sleep This little girl, relentlessly she creeps Hushing protests from the knight in retreat She says "I won't take you into hell with me" "Stay here" she pleads, and turns away Sinfully smiling as she goes her own way He remains in fear of what he does not know As the little girl descends into shadows

-SQ 2016