Cornered
I put my hands up
Like you taught me
Only now
You're the one attacking
"Helping" because
You "just want me to feel better"
And I braced for impact
The weight of you and the hard floor
And I bit the dropper
And the glass shattered under my teeth
And I spat the shards out onto the floor
And you cursed.
What?
I said I wouldn't take it
Did you think I was kidding?
I don't know
what's going on.
I am stressed
not consciously
but nevertheless...
I had a dream
they were all fighting
some sort of twisted combination
my school life
orchestra life
When did I become
the kid who skips Halloween?
The kid who asks
to be picked up early from parties
agrees in the first place only because
she feels obligated?
When did I become
Welcome to the world
that never gives anything back.
If you want it
you work for it
if you don't
you're letting everyone down.
You'll fall in love
and you'll hate it.
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