THE WALRUS ,THE WARLOCK, AND THE WITCH by Di Klepac

YOU MAKE MY EYES BLEED
MAMA PUT HER DIFFICULTIES ON PAPER
AND I AM BENEATH THE OCEAN
AND I AM BENEATH THE EARTH
DIAMOND TREES IN THE WINTERTIME
HOW MUCH ARE THEY WORTH?
PEOPLE HURT YOU
ESPECIALLY FAMILY
THE ONLY TIME ANIMALS HURT YOU
ARE WHEN THEY DIE
I KNEW THE DARKNESS
BEFORE DARK
I TOLD MAMA
AND MAMA KNEW
AND NOW THEY ARE DEAD
BUT NOT POWERLESS
THEY ONLY CHANGED LOCATIONS
SO I GET THE HELP I ASK FOR.