Suburban Screams

(whispered hum)

Cardigan left on the seat

Twisted tales in the sheets

House creaks with secrets kept

Childhood ghosts still wept

Running from the porch light

Fairytales turned to night

Scream it out the window

Sour sweet and hollow

Innocence we swallow

Backseat stories unfold

Memories turning cold

Thirteen lines of shedding skin

Porch light flickers dim Car screams in the rain Fairytale ends in

pain Innocence slips away

Ghosts in pink remain Suburban house holds sway Childhood games betray Window

open wide Sour sweet inside Memories collide

We run but cannot hide Final scream denied

(fading whispers)