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Unscrewing the lid

I want to open my palms
But they feel too heavy to unfurl

Truly, I want to be enclosed
In a set of warm arms
Basking on the warmth
Radiated from a loving chest

But, I stand still
And throw my arms around me instead.

Tell me how you feel?
What does this make you feel?

Behave.
Daddy needs smiles to get well
So you need to show him you're okay.

I am sad.
You're okay. Be grateful.

I am scared.
You need to survive. Suck it up.

I need your help.
You're a fighter. You'll be okay.
No one's got your back.

Okay
Okey
O.K.
'kay
K
k

My chest hurts.
Where's your inhaler?! Relax!

Do you love me?
Do you?
You?
You? Love?! Ha!

I need to love me.
I need more time to erase
the second piper ingrained in my mind.

Only then, can I tell you how I feel.