Out of Sight, Out of Mind

I still hear a vocal command,
"Get out from under that bed!"
They'd put a lock on the closet;
I had few places left to go.
Remembering childhood fears
and the maple tree where I was
out of their mind behind the garage.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Rodrigues Avatar
June 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Curious write! Those adult figures, I’m guessing, lock the closet, make you come from under the bed… hiding place behind the garage… something about remembering the maple tree.. One little girl I knew was so afraid to go down dark hallways after school. Someone would always go with her. Fears can be so palapable!
Dietrich Avatar
June 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This one is so mysterious. Sounds kind of like the premise for a chilling movie!
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