My voice screams
In my songs
Sometimes it belongs
My fear is woven to my bones
Sometimes it won’t leave
Me alone
My voice is subdued and small
I can’t hear it at all
A little girl who won’t cry
Hidden down a dark well
She wants everyone to see her
But if you look too long
She will run
She knows not what to do
She looks for a way
The child pulses
In secrecy
She will not say
Don’t ask her what it is
She will run away
My child I will protect you
You can come out and play
I will feed you
And love you
For I am you today