Childs play

A girl in a purple room Butterfly stickers and a 6-foot sloth that lie on her bed she cuddled with every night She was 9 Family means your safe right Like a knight coming to protect you always Till the knight takes off the mask and they show they’re not on your side She was a little girl forced to grow up Made fun of for playing with barbies so she stopped at 7 Children play Sleep over and laugh Monsters she was worried about the ones under her bed or her closet Scared of the dark and cried after hearing a creak in the floor She never knew human monsters were real It began at 9 she met the monster In her bed next to her and her sloth She lies there stiff and confused It continued till the age of 10 One full year of “child's play” Soon after she grew up very fast She snuck mascara in her backpack in 6th grade She felt unworthy of herself and quiet All her loudness and energy she showed but beneath was hurt and not knowing how to express The butterflies were gone and the room turned white The sloth brought her too many memories Forced to forget it 6 more years of being quiet She saw her twice a month And every time she seen her it's like a punch A punch that slows the brain of thinking then speeds it back up till her legs start shaking Anxiety isn’t real she was told You're overreacting she was told Until finally She told At peace she will never feel Never again will that bright room come back The sloth forever gone She learned that monsters Are real.