16. Pull the Curtain

Pull the curtain,

Put out the light,

Blocking out the pale moonlight.

It’s quiet here,

There’s no one to care,

That I sat alone all day in the chair.

Don’t want to eat,

Don’t want to drink,

I wish I didn’t have to think.

The night is here,

The day is done,

I wish tomorrow didn’t have to come.

It will come despite my dread,

And I will have to deal with it inside my head.

The day is done,

It’s time to rest,

Tomorrow I’ll have to pass the test.

To survive yet another day,

I wish I didn’t have to play.