I Wish

This poem is for all children who are suffering- written when I was a community nurse

I Wish

I wish I was lying on cotton
I wish I could go to sleep
I wish I could have dreams, oh
I wish I could go to sleep

I'm frightened here, hiding under the stairs
Away from the hurt and the pain
I don't know why, you're angry with me
Whatever it was, I won't do it again

Our secret is safe, locked in my mind
Why do you not trust me?
I'll be good, I said I would oh,
Why can't you see that

I won't tell, no-one knows
How long do I have to hide?
My stomach aches for imagined food
I feel so cold inside

I wish I could go out and play
I wish I coild have an ice cream
I wish I was anywhere but here
I wish I didn't have to dream