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The boy in my wall

December 9, 2019
By annasassine BRONZE, Rancho Santa Fe, California
annasassine BRONZE, Rancho Santa Fe, California
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Favorite Quote:
"I always get to where I'm going by walking away from where I've been" - Winnie the Pooh <br /> "We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty" - Benito Mussolini


I've made a new friend, in my new house,

He was quiet at first, just like a mouse.

Now he’ll run and he’ll play whenever I ask,

We fight monsters and demons, whatever the task.

He loved my new truck, he named it Sir Nelly

I was having lots of fun, until he ran my new truck 

Over teddy bears belly.

 

This boy in my wall is starting to scare me,

He’s broken my toys and plays on no team

And at night, I swear, he watches me dream.

I’ve been where he lives, inside my wall,

He lives with no fun not even a ball.

There are bones and bloody spots scattered everywhere,

But I think my new friend doesn’t really care.

I’ll ask him politely “leave my room please,”

But he throws dirt in my face, making me sneeze.

I'm mad at him now, so I pushed him right of my bed,

And he fell right out my window, breaking his head.

 

I had a new friend, in my new house

He's back to being quiet, just like a mouse. 


The author's comments:

This idea spurred from the many imaginary friends I had when I was a little girl. I wanted to tie in a light rhythmic child piece intertangled in a deeper meaning. When reading this, the boy in your wall could symbolize many things. For me, it's about my inner shadow self. Everyone has a shadow self, and it represents a part that lies deep inside your identity. The part that you most despise about yourself, and when it comes up, it reveals your vulnerabilities, so as humans, we compartmentalize these feelings because they make us uncomfortable. The little girl in me eliminated the idea of having imaginary friends because it wasn't a part of growung up, but now I look back, and I wish I held onto them for a little longer.


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