Castle

Do you remember ‘Castle?’

With your brother,

Your cousins,

Your Sister, not yet born

I was Queen,

You all the little Knights

HA!

That’s what happens when you live

Isolated, A little unhappy

With an imagination,

Lots of sticks for swords

Old clothes, Kool-Aid

And Abandoned silk

OH!, little Knights!

You, the tiniest

Fighting imaginary invaders

(At my command of course)

Shadows we could not see

As Queen,

One is responsible for her subjects

And yet… I couldn’t protect you

As the thread came for your neck

So I hang up my crown,

Fold up the old clothes, the forgotten silk

Poison the Kool-Aid,

Break those sticks

That were swords,

Darken the imagination

Curling up in isolation

Detesting who tied the rope

Believe me, it wasn’t you

Little knight, the tiniest

Fighting real invaders

That the rest of us never knew

And never witnessed

I burned the Castle to the ground

To start again…

I hope you’ve built your own now too

-Love, your cousin, "Mortis"

Note from the Author

Please know that if you are suffering, you are not alone. There are people who love and care for you, there are resources to help you and there are places you may go to seek shelter and safety. If you are suffering from physical/sexual/mental abuse, addiction, depression, anxiety, thoughts of suicide, or any other forms of mental illness, you are not alone.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Addiction Resource: Free & Confidential Hotline: 888-408-6424

The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

Anxiety and Depression Association of America: 240-485-1001

Depression and Bi-Polar Alliance: 1-800-826-3632

National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453

National Sexual Abuse Hotline: 1-800-656-4673