A Mother's Joy

Eyes wide open
Rosy pink cheeks
Lips apart
The tiniest sound
A cry, a yelp
My baby boy
Swathed in innocence

Attacked

A door slams, lights go off
Pattering of feet, drifting away
A phone rings, nobody answers
A knock on the door fills the silent room
How long until they know?
Who will find me here?
Lying in the darkness, attacked