You left me when I needed you

The terror in a child's heart
As you walked out that door
Pain that remained within
Never to be forgotten: no more
"You left me, when I needed you!"

The fear within a child's head
As you yelled and screamed 
Panic that stayed within: hiding
Never to see the light of day: no way
"You left me, when I needed you!"

The pain within a child's soul
As you abandoned him to tears
Ignored his pleas: played upon his fears
Never to emerge: sing a funeral dirge
"You left me, when I needed you!"

Many years will pass along life's trail
Though he's grown up now: somehow
Those niggling things: hidden within
Bricked up behind those walls: will fall
They explode; something breaks: it leaks

A lifetime later on; within that black hole
That deepest abyss: black as night
A tiny spark is all it takes: earthquakes
A frisson of pain escapes: ah distaste
It shatters; decodes: all explodes: outward

That little child of long ago
Emerges: uncoils from within
That man you see before you
Changes shape: a tiny voice escapes
"You left me, when I needed you!"