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Do you remember that year I couldn't sleep? I ran into your bedroom Almost every night Crying Making up some excuse Some nights you would Send me back to bed Disgusted I was too old to be bothering you But other nights You would pull me right in the middle And both of you would wrap your arms around my trembling frame And finally I would fall asleep Next to you I was safe The images couldn't touch me The probe that normally tormented me Couldn't penetrate my mind I was secure in your embrace And then they disappeared For good These images They left And I slept Peacefully But now They have returned You said you wanted Details So I gave you All I could It wasn't much But it was enough I thought I could handle it But I couldn't I can't Now I am back to being afraid, Afraid of closing my eyes For who knows What will meet me in this dark? When I said I couldn't say anymore I meant it But when I said I wanted to protect you I wasn't telling the whole truth For with each memory Bypassed I was also protecting Me
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Apr 8, 2014
Apr 8, 2014 at 12:54 AM UTC
Protection
Do you remember that year I couldn't sleep? I ran into your bedroom Almost every night Crying Making up some excuse Some nights you would Send me back to bed Disgusted I was too old to be bothering you But other nights You would pull me right in the middle And both of you would wrap your arms around my trembling frame And finally I would fall asleep Next to you I was safe The images couldn't touch me The probe that normally tormented me Couldn't penetrate my mind I was secure in your embrace And then they disappeared For good These images They left And I slept Peacefully But now They have returned You said you wanted Details So I gave you All I could It wasn't much But it was enough I thought I could handle it But I couldn't I can't Now I am back to being afraid, Afraid of closing my eyes For who knows What will meet me in this dark? When I said I couldn't say anymore I meant it But when I said I wanted to protect you I wasn't telling the whole truth For with each memory Bypassed I was also protecting Me
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Apr 8, 2014
Apr 8, 2014 at 12:54 AM UTC
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