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That Day
That day, I woke up like any other day
I showered and went to school
I met my new classmates
Their eyes didn't see me, but they saw through me
The next day, I woke up like yesterday
I showered and passed the mirror, I stopped...
I stopped to inspect the new crack that wasn't there before
At school, I got pushed down because I wasn't paying attention
The next day, I woke a little later than usual
I showered and noticed yet another crack in the bathroom mirror
At school, this really nice kid called me fat
Momma always said that fat meant healthy
So I said, "Thank you"
The next day, I woke to a grey sky
Daddy said the deep rumbles was God playing bowling
At school, the kids told me that I was walking wrong
They said that I was walking like a "F**"
I didn't know what that was but I no longer walked like one
The next day, I began to miss the sun
It's been raining for two days
At school, the kids spank my face
I thought they loved me because daddy always spank mommy's face
That is how she got them pretty bright red lips and misty black eyes
The next day, it was still raining
I showered and put my mask on
There was no school so I just watched the raindrops as they danced across the window
The bottom of the clouds were too dark
They were stealing my sun
Mommy said there was this place above the clouds
I bet the sun shown bright up there
Mommy said that she'll watch over me from up there
But how did she get up there?
I was cold, like the day mommy left
Her body was frigid, I grabbed her by the feet but her body would just swing
I've decided to join my mommy
So I grabbed my rope
I found a tree
Daddy said when mommy woke up, she was in the sky
I let the rope hug my neck
and I felt mommy's embrace as I let go...
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