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I was a firefly child A glowworm in the night Burning strange colors To signify How I knew I would die Chased down Ripped to shreds For children’s amusement The abuses Came My pretty little fluttering light Inflamed in pain For your entertainment For her relief That release she needed When her knuckles Kneaded flesh Even though She never punched me The scars you see Were etched deeply And the blinking Got slower and dimmer She pulled my hair Because she cared She slapped my face Because she cared She yelled and screamed Because she cared I lost my glow Because she cared She showed her love With so much rage And the wishes Got colder and grimmer Till finally I wanted to rip My little light bulb but Out of my tired and red marked back
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Mar 17, 2015
Mar 17, 2015 at 8:35 AM UTC
Firefly Child
I was a firefly child A glowworm in the night Burning strange colors To signify How I knew I would die Chased down Ripped to shreds For children’s amusement The abuses Came My pretty little fluttering light Inflamed in pain For your entertainment For her relief That release she needed When her knuckles Kneaded flesh Even though She never punched me The scars you see Were etched deeply And the blinking Got slower and dimmer She pulled my hair Because she cared She slapped my face Because she cared She yelled and screamed Because she cared I lost my glow Because she cared She showed her love With so much rage And the wishes Got colder and grimmer Till finally I wanted to rip My little light bulb but Out of my tired and red marked back
#abuse#childhood#violence
graff1980
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Mar 17, 2015
Mar 17, 2015 at 8:35 AM UTC
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