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Screamer by iluvdrpepper, literature
Literature
Screamer
Cruelty at its finest
Just on the precipice of sleep
I hear you scream.
Wails echo along the walls
My feet brush the wood as I come closer.
You look up at me through tears
A red face with a body
That’s only big enough to contain
One emotion at a time.
Arms outstretching and bringing you close,
Cries slightly muffle as I assure you
You are fine.
Swaying gently you come to a stop,
Already in your coma.
Though I place you in that wooden crib
Know I’ll never really leave you
Alone.
Swelling tummy
Swollen ankles,
This is its effect on me.
It has no unalienable rights,
No entitlement to due process,
Its fate is in my hands.
I am the judge,
This thing inside the prisoner on trial.
Either a sentence to life
Or a sentence to death,
Is the verdict I must come to.
But as I deliberate a resolution,
I become puzzled as to what crime was committed.
Your record shows no blemish,
There is no felony you have taken part in.
Why should I be the barrier,
Between life and non-existence?
Little one surrounded by me,
Tiny treasure beheld by me,
With no more hesitation
Am I choosing to love you.
i'm at the ledge of a vertical drop
when out of nowhere, i lose my footing and fall
i gasp aloud and aghast, i am awake
i check the alarm to make sure i have not overslept (which i have not), thank god
i am okay
i get up and search for my glasses which
i do not believe i need when suddenly, an urge takes over me and
i look for signs of my childhood and my adulthood
i cannot find the blue ribbon
i won at my grade school science fair or the one our son won (which i placed right next to mine)
i cannot find a trace of you; why were you not in our bed, lying next to me, like usually?
i cannot feel
Morning comes too early
From a night without rest
My temper is surly
I am just far too stressed
There are three kids to feed
To get to school on time
But I'll try not to speed
I can't afford the crime
No work for me today
Just some laundry and chores
In an elaborate way
Even this will start wars
I'm sorry I'm tired
I don't know what is wrong
I'm just uninspired
Maybe I'm not that strong
I didn't do it right
Forgive me if you will
All I want is to write
I think I have the skill
No, I don't you will yell
When you've not read a word
Get me out of this hell
So my words can be heard
My family is broken
There's nothing le
As things get rough
We are closer than ever
Alas, you have a life
This won't last forever
Brother's going to college
He's growing up
I have to let go
Even though it sucks
I want him to stay
I can't do this alone
But that would be selfish
He has a life of his own
I love him to death
I don't want to say goodbye
Once I know he's gone
It's going to make me cry
I notice a shift
I start getting fear
The season is changeing
(As) the time grows near
You do your best
You think it's not enough
You want to give up
When our time is rough
Things change between us
And I start to get scared
I want to stay the same
I still want to be Teddy Bear
You give me decisions
But I can't choose
You say if I don't
It's everything I'll loose
My mind is a mess
It's slipping away
Please help me,
Don't leave me in dismay
It sounds like you're done with me
That makes me want to cry
Like you're done being Big Brother
(Please,) don't let Teddy Bear die
I'm happy I've met you
Though you say not
You might not be the best
But you're what I've got
First we were just friends
Then, you were closer than mother
We are not related
But you're my Big Brother
I came to you when I needed help
Youu were always there, ready, waiting
And when i was about to fall
You kept me steady, not hateing
You saw me as soft
Then I told you a secret
About my inner child
Trusting you'd keep it
You did as expected,
Not giving me shame
And from that day,
Teddy Bear was my given name
If you sever our bond
Part of me will go
I won't be the same
This, I hope you know
You gave me a name
You made a 'new me'
Established a bond
A special personality
That pet name
Is something precious
I feel small, but safe
Hopeful, and not malicious
I've gotten real soft
Crying over a name
But it means a lot
Even if it IS cute and lame
Just know I'll still love you
Hope life is good and 'fair'
Even if brother forgets
His soft, little, Teddy Bear