Don't Tell
Grandpa bought me a package of makeup;
"Keep quiet about this," he said.
I didn't see any wrongs so i did.
I handed it back when my chest grew heavy.
I caught my brother obsessed with a boy;
he was my former best friend's brother.
He was tall in stature and extremely handsome;
He told me not to tell, and I was determined to protect.
My former best friend found herself in love with a joke.
More of a fraud, I should say the least.
She told me of their plans to elope and said to be quiet.
Keep silent about a dormant beast?
I slide the blade against my thigh a third time,
an ideal place to conceal the marks.
My sister walks in the bathroom and stares;
I tell her to be quiet.
Grandpa said he's in love with me;
He lets his hand go places I don't want them to.
I tell him to stop and he refuses,
Telling me not to tell my father.
I feel so trapped and terrorized by people,
Especially by the man I once called "Grandpa"
I walk in the parlor and see Her, holding a knife in front of the old man's body.
"Don't tell!" she says to me.
"Believe me... I won't," I say back.