threw me in the river!
swallowed the lock and key!
tied me up and drowned me!
I was happy as could be!

I was too young
too small
to know
you hurt me.
"its what friends do!" you said with a smile,
before,
you corrupted me.
I was too young
too small
and yet
a quiet voice at the end of the day
whispers
you could have stopped it

Forest limb wands
Skipping by the hidden pond
Stomping through the woods
These are the memories of your childhood.

Monsters under the bed
Playing with your little red sled
Friends in the neighborhood
These are the memories of your childhood.

What if she drowns?
feel her agonized wails
And taste her tears

she is in the stars
And we both know she is never coming down
So dry your tears
wipe your hopes away
And brush the dreams from your head

She is in the stars
Drunk on dandelion wishes
And dizzy from desire
Her selfishness has suffocated our imagination
And made hers bloom

So run now, hide away your childhood
Face the truth
She abandoned us
And took the beauty from the world with her
And left us with only mistrust and fear
Yet,
She wants us to smile and wave goodbye