I'M Only Six
I'm only six years old as I enter his room
He sits me down as he makes me at ease
To settle my nerves as he tells me he'll help
And free my mind, and escape it's seize
"Listen Melissa, please don't be afraid
We will take our time, and determine these dreams
Lie back, count to ten, into a deep sleep you'll go
I will be here, what you see now is no dream"
It all started with scratching on the wooden floor
As I watched shadows appearing on the ceiling and walls
Hands, paws so grotesque as big as can be
Mimicking writing in confusional scrawl
" Melissa, can you remember, anything bad from your past?
Something that means, that it shouldn't be so
Remember, your only six years old
I'll let you go back further, let your young memory flow"
I'm, I'm, sitting on my bed, the lights flickering
Tears, I'm in tears holding my teddy bear
Watching my building blocks, move across the floor
Hands, paws so grotesque, I'm in frightened scare
"That's good Melissa, your doing so very well
Tell me about the blocks, what do they mean
Is this nightmare your having
Telling us more than it seems?"
From under my bed they crawl, making scraping noises
Reaching for some bricks, big and small
Their upside down I can't read them
The shapes are the same, as the ones on the wall
It, It, says daddy, it says my daddy
The blocks, that's what they say
It's now starting to appear, scratched on the walls
With a snap of his fingers, so grotesque like paws!
Written - 11/6/2010 7:29:00 PM
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