No hidey hole

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No hidey hole
I try to run,
I try to hide,
there is no hidey hole,
he can’t find,

On tiptoes,
I peek outside,
and wave to my friends,
playing outside,

Shut my eyes tight,
and I’m by their side,
until he yanks my hair,
and brings me back inside.

TOMORROW MORN

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Arise my sister

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Revenge of a parent

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Scream, screech, rage,

Stalk, hunt, maim,

Claw, rip, tear,

ecstasy, satisfaction, shame

weep, wail, shriek,

anguish, madness, pain

Don’t walk away

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Sprawled on the floor

eyes on the door

praying the neighbours won’t ignore

the sound of his roars