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Tell Me I'm Your Sunshine

October 12, 2012
By singergurl12 GOLD, Jacksonville, Florida
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Fairy tales are true, not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.

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they fought
loud
loud
loud
hurting
make it stop
cover my ears
pillow-soft
sing about sunshine,
my only sunshine
you make me happy
but i choked on "gray"
cry
cry
its all your fault its all my fault
rain
thunder
shake the walls
little sister
screaming
breaking
no
no
no
dont go
please dont go
going
car door
slam
gone
tylenol
one
two
threefourfivesixseveneight...oh dear
oh no
then sleep
shhhh
sing
sing to me mommy
tell me im still your sunshine
your little sunshine
i love you
wake up
mommy?

© Louise T., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
This is about a girl and her little sister listening to their parents fight, and then their mom leaving them. It's something I feel very strongly about.
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