The Bitter Children


What becomes of the bitter children
left to reap long years' sowing ?
bitter fruit of bitter harvest
roots tangled deep in ancient blood

Sorrow for the bitter children
left to reap long year's sowing
newest fruit of oldest vines
tainted, betrayed by blood's fate

Weep not for the bitter children
left to reap long years' sowing
tainted, bound, yet free to choose
they plant the bitter seed anew.
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