Paths

Despair for
waiting so long
something near nescapable
all of the pain and hardships

Sickness for
the illnesses that overtook her
Almost resulting in a premature death
She fell ill from the poison of radiation,
dying while waiting for nonexistent emergency services
An illness she was too sick to recover from

Anxiety for
the mother that cannot so easily reach her child
separation
because she had no choice

Pain
From wounds that fester
From wounds that cannot heal
From broken hearts and damaged souls

Rage
She emptied a gun into a wall of mirrors
A rage against the horrible things done to her

Suicide
The winter was even warmer than she
She wanted to die
Her immortality was overrode
Something she's attempted when she's gone mad

Imprisonment
They were to be broken
For some it worked

Suffering
Troubles never seemed to end
It was a near never-ending cycle

Death
Many perished
They were gone but not forgotten
Their spirits still kept hold

Secrets
She knows about something
Yet, she doesn't divulge it
They all do

They've survived because of their secrets
One suffers because of hers

Scars
Brutality at its finest
Testaments to the things she's endured

Regret
The little child can't run
She never forgave herself for that, as she allowed it to happen
She wished she could have protected them,
Shielding them from the hardships and pain, the very things she

Self-loathing
She hates herself very much
For something that she could have very well stopped

If the times hadn't turned her cruel and selfish

Blindness
She was blinded out of mercy
She was starting to lose her sight

Destruction
The bombs were dropped
Thrusting them into another world of turmoil

Infertility
She wants what her body denies her

Miscarriage/Stillbirths
She has a litter
Most of them died
It seems she may continue having them

Devotion
He never at all thinks to leave her side
Not even for moment
He loves her

She's his "Lenore"

Ice
The world is engulfed in a winter
They are at winter's mercy

Memories
Some pleasant, a sorrowful reminder of what was
Some unpleasant, the things that they could wish were forgotten

Insanity
She's gone insane
Without any sort of semblance of sanity besides her memories
She, too, has gone insane
Nearly taking a child's life, as well as her own

She later woke up and came back

Blood
She bled, staining the snow with blood
She wept blood tears, when she's reached her despair event horizon

Innocence
The children remain innocent
The only semblance that remains in dark, frozen, and unforgiving world
Though, innocence was lost at some point

Soiled
She believes herself to be this
believing no one will ever love her

Ruined
She believes her lover will reject her, now

Abuse
She hadn't done anything wrong
Yet, she was beaten anyway
She died, leaving behind someone regretful

Too late to atone

Bond
What holds them together

Hope
What keeps them going

Inability to fear
She was conditioned this way

Loss
The pain of losing someone
Leaving wounds that have yet to heal

Ghosts
What she claims to see
And hear

The Past
Still a lingering presence
With a very strangling hold
The leash and collar tighten with each passing time

Future
Full of uncertainties
It cannot be said there will be one

Tears
What are never-endingly shed

Revenge
What was exacted
Their house was burned down afterwards

Repetition
The cycle, it seems, tends to repeat
Over and over
Will it ever end?

Abandonment
She wanted to die
She didn't want to left alone

The Present
The very time they endure

Delirium
What she cannot escape
And what she sees
What she hears
And what she suffers

Sacrifice

She didn't want to
He wanted her and was going to have her
She wanted them to be safe
Letting him have her was her sacrifice

The very sacrifice she would still be dealing with the fallout of

She hides secrets
She has to, so she can survive
So they all can

She could have been killed.

Atonement
For any sort of past wrong
The fallout of which is still there
They struggle to make right of it

Atoning for the sins they've committed

That will take ages