He sat on the rug and doodled a house Using his brand new crayons. Red for the roof, blue for the walls, green for the door. He drew his mommy and his daddy and a smiling sun. No one heard the doorβs handle click open. He never heard the screams, because when they began He was already down, hugging the ground Still holding his crayons. Still smiling. His parents would never see that smile When in a week, he would have opened his red firetruck for Christmas. It would remain in a box In his parents' closet, Never to be opened.