the children are hiding

I've been slowly shifting
from things that I was thinking:
like "Someday you'll be lying
to the children of your children."

Now all that comes to mind
when I hear what you're saying
is "I wouldn't even tell you where
the children are playing."

I wouldn't
tell you where
the children
are hiding.

10/20/25

The latter is far more pressing, less abstract.
Deadlier. It's brutal who they are becoming.

© Huw Powell
printed 12 February 2026

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the children are hiding