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Denial surrounds a naive boy, as he plays in the field.
Denial surrounds a naive boy, playing in the field, unaware of reality.
Precious time escapes him, ignorant to what is real.
Precious time eludes him, ignorant of the truth.
There's a thief in the shadows waiting to breed.
A thief in the shadows symbolizes a looming threat waiting to harm.
To take away what is his, to take from him what he needs.
The thief aims to take what rightfully belongs to the boy.
"Now my son, be strong (along the path of life)."
A parental advice to be strong along the path of life is passed down.
In his flesh these words have carried on.
The son internalizes and embodies these words in his actions.
She worries for him, to keep him calm.
The mother worries, providing support and love to keep him calm.
Her love runs through forever on, forever true.
The enduring nature of a mother's love is emphasized.
He fights the truth he has within.
The son struggles with accepting a difficult truth within himself.
Refuses to let the sea of reason in.
He resists rationality, refusing to acknowledge the sea of reason.
A father grows numb, his weakness he dare not show.
The father conceals his vulnerability, growing emotionally distant.
A child robbed of love, too young to know.
A young child is deprived of love, too inexperienced to comprehend.
The chasm grows too wide as they struggle to save a precious life for another day.
A struggle unfolds to save a precious life for another day.
She sat through nights, and held him tight, thankful for the years.
The mother remains supportive through nights, grateful for the years.
Knowing the end was in sight accepting what she'd feared.
Acceptance of an impending end, facing feared realities.
"Now my son, be strong (along the path of life)."
Reiteration of parental advice for strength along the path of life.
In his flesh these words have carried on.
The son internalizes these words, the mother maintaining concern.
She worries for him, to keep him calm.
Continued maternal worry and enduring, true love.
Her love runs through forever on, forever true.
Emphasis on timeless, unwavering maternal love.
As time runs out, everything he never said,
Time running out prompts reflection on unspoken words and missed chances.
Every chance he never took, plays over in his head.
Regretful contemplation of unseized opportunities playing in his mind.
And he screamed at the sky!
An emotional outburst expressed by screaming at the sky.
The body of a woman that he still loves, lays lifeless before his eyes.
The woman he loves lies lifeless before his eyes.
A hollow vessel at rest, opens up to the skies.
A lifeless body opens to the sky, symbolizing a departure from life.
Does death give way to peace, or just oblivion?
Contemplation on whether death brings peace or simply oblivion.
Another life cut short. Another victim of the villain.
Reflection on another life cut short, a victim of a metaphorical villain.
My heart has struggled to comprehend how I'll stick through 'til the end,
Struggle to comprehend and endure the deepest sorrows until the end.
but even the deepest sorrow will lose it's scalpel edge.
Recognition that even the most profound sorrow loses its cutting edge over time.
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