The Shed
Mummy please...
Mummy please don't lock the door.
The anxiety grows inside me.
I know I have been here before.
The smell of soil and potting,
The stench of old manure.
I feel the darkness bite me,
Draw blood from frightened veins,
I scratch to stop me crying,
It helps to ease the pain.
Space creeps tight around me,
squeezing out my breath.
Perfectly perfumed petrol
I gently take a sip,
I have been in here for ages,
I drink a tiny bit.
It stings and taste so nasty.
I know my life is shit.
I know it's nighttime now
No darker than before,
I am colder now than ever,
My dress ripped from before.
The cold it numbs my shoulder.
Dislocated as I fought.
It's easier just to let her.
Just let her lock the door.
Stay in here it's safer
Just don't wee on the floor.
Mummy please...
Mummy please don't lock the door.
Cynthia Buell Thomas
Wed 31st May 2017 16:35
Powerful, whether personal or not. It highlights that which is only too possible.