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Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:32 pm
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This is for NaPo, I have never done this before. Now, let's go!
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Thu Apr 02, 2015 12:28 am
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April 1st, Day #1.

Poem title: little caves

Trigger warning: blood, child abuse.

Spoiler! :
little caves of little stories
thats where i like to play
where i dont have to think
and i can waste the day away

grammar doesnt matter
and my friends are always here
where my blood doesnt splatter
and my head never hurts

away from the adults
from little mean tasks
where i still thrive
and never wear my masks

makeup isnt needed
and i dont have to worry
to strict rules to be heeded
and my back no longer hurts

but then i awake
and then i cannot play
beatings begin again
and then i slowly waste away

Kylene Isabelle Granway, written sometime when Sadie was still her nanny.
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Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:56 pm
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April 2nd, Day #2.

Poem title: bad, bad, bad

Trigger warnings: child abuse, blood, starvation, hunger.
Spoiler! :
[Green ink.]
the cries
of weakness hurts my ears
i keep on repeating
and saying
and telling myself
that i am bad
[The writing became messy here, rushed so to speak.]

i am not loved
but she would love me
if i were good

but my skin is too dark
my hair curls too much
i'm too loud
my nose is too big
my lips as well
and that my hips shall be wide
when i'm old

i bounce too much
my hands flap around
i can't shut my mouth

if i shut my mouth
and don't talk
for a long long while
then i'm bad

i don't like the sheets on my bed
because she gave it
to me
when she thought i was good

the food in the fridge
mom's money
given to her
it's hers now

i'm hungry
but that's bad
[She was skin and bones when we found her.]
i'm thirsty
but that's defiant

writing will get me in trouble
so i'm bad, bad, bad

[Splotches of tears found on page right here]
my brother is good
she says
be more like him

i'm skin and bones
so is my brother
we'd be on a magazine for being 'fit'

but i'm starving
and can't tell anyone

and my little cave of little stories
was torn up, ripped to shreds, thrown in the trash
gone

perhaps, when i'm not so tired
i will tell [Poem ends here. Ink splattered on the page. Some red ink too, looks like blood.]

Written by Kylene Isabelle Granway, one month after Sadie arrived.
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:45 pm
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April 3rd, Day #3.

Poem title: Someone

Trigger warnings: I don't think there are any, but please tell me if there are.
Spoiler! :
Darkness.

It creeps up on me
when I least expect it
grabbing my shoulders
holding me tight

I used to struggle
cry, scream, shout
then I stopped

Its embrace was
uncomfortable but
I needed someone
to hug me

Kylene Isabelle Granway, after being locked in the closet.
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Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:36 pm
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April 4th, Day #4.

Poem title: Ungrateful Child

Trigger warnings: Child abuse, blood mention, starvation.

Spoiler! :
why does she hate me so
is she only looking after
me for the money?

I know I didn't stumble,
I'm sure I didn't fall,
does she push me for the laughs?
Or does she not care at all?

the little lies irk me
there is no reason
to tell a fib, fibs are bad

Small bruises coat
my body little spots
I look like one of those
what do you call them?
dalmatians
when I poke
them, they hurt
but I shouldn't cry
when in pain

What does she always say to me?
with her face close to mine
with disappointment shining in her eyes
"there are children starving in Africa
don't be ungrateful, brat."

I was told my brother was perfect
but he looks beaten too
his eyes glitter with tears
and he hugs me tight

(I don't tell him that it hurts.
I ask him if he's alright.)

His blonde hair falls in his face
stained by red, it looks pink
he washes it out over the sink

Our faces are never touched
only our arms, legs, and belly
so when our parents come home
they do not see the scars

I try to be better
but I'm just a child
an ungrateful, starving
beaten child

Kylene Isabelle Granway, Sadie has been her nanny for two months.
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Sun Apr 05, 2015 6:29 pm
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April 5th, Day #5.

Poem title: How Much

Trigger warnings: pain.
Spoiler! :
pain does not care
who it happens
to hurt

pain only cares
how much
it hurts
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:40 pm
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April 6th, Day #6.

Poem title: Pools of discomfort.

Trigger warnings: I don't think there are any.

Spoiler! :
water around my ankles
makes me want to cry
cold and unforgiving
it splashes around
making sound
it does not still
and i'm pushed in
swimming is not fun
please do not bring me
here again this place is cold

Kylene Isabelle Granway, when she was six.
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Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:08 pm
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April 21st, Day #7.

Poem title: Small Soldier

Trigger warnings: abuse implied, starvation implied.

Spoiler! :
have you ever seen
a broken boy
taken and used
as some mere toy

have you ever seen
a shadowy green sea
with no creatures or life
or the ability to be free

a small soldier fighting
for anything and everything
most dear to his beating heart
his whole world being torn apart

shadows around his eyes
gaunt skin he's a ghost
fighting for his meals
his rights and me

Kylene Isabelle Granway, no date found on notebook.
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Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:11 pm
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April 21st, Day #7. (Poem 8.)

Poem title: Black Lives Matter

Trigger warnings: police brutality.

Spoiler! :
hands in the air
don't wave them
you care

body trembling
back straight
head high

words firm
speech unwavering
"hands up, don't shoot"
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Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:13 pm
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April 21st, Day #7. (Poem 9.)

Poem title: The Author

Trigger warnings: none.

Spoiler! :
my life is not my own
and i should accept that
little meddlers will mess
around with my story line

Kylene Isabelle Granway, breaking the fourth wall somewhat.
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Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:16 pm
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April 21st, Day #7. (Poem 10.)

Poem title: Paper/Healing

Trigger warnings: none.

Spoiler! :
like paper it's flimsy
easily torn and fragile
in the right hands
it can be beautiful
but in others
it's a mess

each fold, each step
should be taken with care
or they will rip/fall/be ruined
the selection of the paper/bandages
should be taken with heed
the wrong one could be the downfall
of what was trying to be created
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