Part I - I went there
I cried and cried
I finally told him
I did not wish
to wake up tomorrow.
The truth is scary to all
but the speaker
Panic
Call for help
Professional help
Make me talk to
[him] on the phone
"Do you own a gun"
No
"Do you know how to load a gun?"
No No No
I've never held a gun
"Do you know how to fire a gun?"
No No No No
If [they] are like him
I won't go
No
I want to sleep and not wake up
Now you know
Go away!
Do not push me
Now you make me
You take me
You make me go
Blond lady asks me
I say,
I want to go to sleep
and not wake up
She asks me
for 2 hours
Then she takes me
She makes me
See the man
He'll check your stuff
Here's the nurse
Nurse takes me
She takes me to a room
She asks me
to disrobe
She makes me
Two nurses
Make notes
So when I go
I cannot say
S[he] hurt me
I take my meds
They make me
They make me ask for more
Ask for more to sleep
to sleep and
not wake up.
Part II - I was safe there
They watch me
They check me
to see that I am still alive
They wake me
They wake me up to eat
I see them
the other people
the ones like me
Some are shaky
Some are sorry
Some are so so sad
Just like me
They're just like me
I realize I woke up
They made me wake up
to another day
another day I didn't want
to wake
This is your teacher
He will help you
He will help you want to wake
Despite myself
Despite me
I like him
He helps us
He asks us
Do you want to be better?
We agree
Scary, sorry,
Shaky, sad
so so sad
Just like me
We all agree
Author notes
This is written in a choppy, clipped format because that is how a person who feels this way thinks. The piece may look long, but it is not really - it's just the format - please stick with it and read the whole thing!!!
Written February 8th, 2006
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I am very fond of 'choppy' writing.I love the idea of very few words,carfully chosen to create a complex, intense little story/image.You have achieved this very well.
I applaud you.
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