hide and seek by milo

[Leanne]

you tricked me - being lost
could be such fun
and so I close my eyes
and shout out “one

Mississippi two”
and press my head against the tree
alone enough to hear each falling leaf
but still I scream,

convinced that you might hear, “three
Mississippi four”
as years pass by on padded paws
like wolves, in packs, close by and you’re

too far gone to know if I’m alive
but scared, I cry out, “five
Mississippi six”
and I am fine, so maybe I can save

you, as you have been too long within the wood
and I am strong so I should
open up my eyes and I
am kneeling at your grave.



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