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A Hundred Feet Tall
Towering above heaven,glowering,a hundred feet tall. You, the talk of the town,a town with one resident,lost child,all alone,except her treehouse voyeur,always watching,always whistling Tchaikovsky,accompanied by thunder. Never climbing down,never walking,just waiting,baited breath and icy stare,holding her dreams inside of your hands,tightly, but with enough room for them to breathe.
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My Son Was Afraid Of The Storm
There was a monster in the sky,according to the shivering boy underneath my bed.He had scrambled under,his little legs kicking against the carpet as if it had sent the shocking scenes to the stars above him,his whole body shaking as tears trickled down his pale, perfect face.I followed him down to the darkness,taking his hand…
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I Was A Bad Mother To My Inner Child
She used to watch the moon from her dimly lit bedroom window,pretending to sleep,trying to keep her stories in order,so that she wouldn’t slip on the shame of her real reflection. The moon knew the truth,sending her to sleep with her soothing stare,the way her own mother would,if she had been given the chance.The girl…
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Woody Woodpecker
I decided to travel through time today.Taking myself to that tree in my old back garden, four houses ago,back when I would perch on the branches like a lovesick, precocious owl.I used to write you stories,sweet scenes that I could never really enjoy,but pushed myself to provide anyway,because I loved you,(you don’t need me to…
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Slipping Through Her Fingers
I blacked out and woke up with bruised knees.For a second,it felt like I was standing on the frame of my brother’s buggy again,peering over the sun guard,to see the world a little better,but, no, I was just back in bed,nursed by a matron who meant well, but had to know she was trying to…