little mistress

mum why are you so sad

please mum i know you feel bad

dont fall into a heap

i know the tears you want to so weep

mum if you go to bed

you know dad will want us to take the lead

he will want us to play mum

an do as you do when the sun aint the sun

please mum dont lay down

mum wake up

we will not make sound

mum dont make day night and night day

mum please mum it will be ok

she sucks her thumb

and quietly tucks herself in

i know now

this is what my sister and i were entwined in

as my sister cooked

we played mum

we did as she did

i made it sound right

i was mum now

didnt anyone know

i knew what to do

to make it all sound so

but deep inside

i screamed out all night

i screamed and screamed

i knew it wasnt right

i never said i do

i will marry you

but it didnt make a difference

he always said i was his little mistress

Naomi

dont find me

curled into a ball

no end in sight

i fight the tears

with all my might

under the bench

my body goes

i squeeze myself in

as far as it goes

i hear them taunt

come out come out

wherever you are

let start looking she cant be far

i feel the pain as i squeeze more tight

i dont care i dont care

i wont give up

without a fight

i hide my eyes from seeing them come

with one yank my hair

come out in clumps

they grab me from my hiding place

and let me know i wasnt safe

Deshanti