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Serena King<\/em><\/h4>\n

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I am chained to a child<\/p>\n

A reflection of myself<\/p>\n

Yanking and pulling at my wrists<\/p>\n

Bite marks on my sleeves<\/p>\n

Dripping down, burning red<\/p>\n

Bruised and abused<\/p>\n

Rug burns on my knees<\/p>\n

Raggedy clothes<\/p>\n

The child screaming and crying<\/p>\n

Trying to run away<\/p>\n

I yell at her to stop<\/p>\n

Sacrificing my heart,<\/p>\n

To not make her fear<\/p>\n

It blazes like fire<\/p>\n

The ash stains my hands<\/p>\n

I rub if off on my white pants<\/p>\n

All eyes on me<\/p>\n

Their stares drive me to a cage<\/p>\n

The child shrinks like plastic<\/p>\n

Underneath the heated gaze<\/p>\n

Listening to a lullaby<\/p>\n

I close my eyes,<\/p>\n

The waves crashing against the rocks<\/p>\n

Salty water running down my cheeks<\/p>\n

I hold their hand and say<\/p>\n

It\u2019s ok<\/em>, you can go back to sleep<\/p>\n

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Serena King <\/strong>is a junior. She writes, “I previously majored in Ecology but decided my heart sat more with Psychology and a minor in Creative Writing. I have always enjoyed creative writing and especially poetry throughout high school. I never considered myself a poet but someone who loves to convey my emotions through words. In Creative Writing: Poetry, with Joanna Fuhrman, I found myself loving the idea of poetry even more.”<\/p>\n

This poem was written in Joanna Fuhrman’s poetry course, and Fuhrman selected it for inclusion in WHR<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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