My Adult vs. The Child

Each night as the adult lays in her bed
Her childhood fears play in her head

She tries hard to block out the fear
As the child's blue eyes begin to tear.

The child sits up as the adult wants to lay
The adult now explaining her fears away

The child is still frightened - yet tries to behave
In fear of the adult, as for now she'll obey

But as the adult begins to rest
The child's little mind flashes to the molest

The child still trembling now silently screams
The adult still sleeping begins to dream

The adult now sees, again the screams she can hear
Now, she too trembles and awakens in fear

And for awhile they both sit quivering in fright
As the child continues to experience each night

But somehow between all the silent screams
The adult starts to realize it's only a dream

Yet the child is still screaming for to her it is real
Though the adult can numb-out, the child still can feel

The adult now stifles the silent screams
In order to gain control of her dreams

The child now looking for someone to hold her
Finds only the adult ever ready to scold her

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