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Just Drop the Baby

Let’s drop the baby out the window fifteen stories down. I stare into the child’s eyes; why would I do that? She trusts me. I ponder it but not meaning to. You are a wimp. Just do it! That voice again. Who is it? Why would they be telling me this? I run with the baby To get out of this hotel room To get away from the voice Of course she follows. Screaming even more loudly. I feel relief when I hand the baby back to her mother. Not in her arms of course Because then I would be arrested. Police are all over that floor. I leave her in the hallway in a laundry basket. Hoping the right person will find her. The voice is screaming as I return to my room.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




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Date: 3/10/2021 9:27:00 PM
This was an interesting read. My sister is schizophrenic and hears voices. I'd always wondered what that would be like. Your poem gave me a peak.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/11/2021 12:50:00 PM
Juliet, in my family it is normal to hear voices, to see people who are supposed to be "gone" and to smell them, and be touched by them. I am glad I could give you a glimpse of what your sister's life might be like.
Date: 3/10/2021 3:31:00 PM
Heya Caren quiet powerful, I can feel the madness in here, it’s actually tangible Having a baby stolen by an unpredictable psycho, brings even more menace to the poem, great psychological write, cheers David
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/10/2021 6:14:00 PM
Thank you so much David
Date: 3/10/2021 7:29:00 AM
Oh, how sad, Caren. Your poems really stab my heart. I think they shake people awake!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/10/2021 8:42:00 AM
That is what I try for Ann.
Date: 3/9/2021 6:09:00 PM
Are you describing a nightmare you once had?
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/10/2021 8:42:00 AM
No. I am inventing a story that should scare people.
Date: 3/9/2021 6:07:00 PM
Wow! Crazy woman!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 3/10/2021 8:43:00 AM
Exactly! And we look at her and have no idea. For she looks incredibly normal which is the point.

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