Child

I’ve left a child
Under rubble and
Ruin and I turned my
Back on her
Crossed mountains  
And oceans
But I still hear her
Scream under my
Ribcage, begging me
To come back home
To save her from the
Destruction written
On my back
But I can’t return to
That familiar trauma
So I let her scream till
Her voice becomes the
Only lullaby I could
Sleep to