Elizabeth Biz Diedrick

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My heart starts pounding the moment her scream rings through the hall

when inside is too hot

Shadows creep in. Cold fear mingles with warm anguish. Tears stain the pillowcase, and I feel small. I feel so utterly alone. My limbs ache from the beating, newborn bruises shoot adrenaline through my system and I wail and nobody hears me. Nobody is listening for me. Nobody else would come to save me.

When I think of you

I come from a past