Rose buds blooming
Gentle, unassuming
Safe presuming...
.. Life is good
Softly grooming
Sweet, perfuming
Innocence assuming...
.. All is well
Music booming
Trouble looming
Men communing...
.. with one intent
Rosebuds fading.
Innocence jading
So degrading ...
.. want to stop
Nation snoring
Rape ignoring
Subject boring ..
.. their own fault
Mind bending...
..stories trending
Enquiries pending ..
..What to do ?
Child grooming
Horror blooming
Nation fuming
Time to act!
GCP 25
Brave to take on such a sensitive topic.
Glad you didn't cover this one up. Well done
Wow, there I was drifting along thinking this is lovely, got to verse three then wham! I immediately went back to the start and read again, all the clues were there. Very clever, the poem's word choice rhythm, and structure belies it's content, in the same those who commit such crimes disguise their actions- if that makes sense. An uncomfortable but good read.