Hear me out; listen to me <br />i'm begging you <br />just give me a moment <br />(silence) <br />i couldn't do it <br />it's my mother <br />standing right there <br />waiting for me to speak <br />or just to get it over with <br />to do what she was intending <br />to smack and spank <br />i have to save my self <br />think fast.....come up with stuff <br />(fear.........) <br />my head is full of thoughts <br />things to be said......stuffs <br />best excuses <br />(still quiet) <br />i started shaking <br />my eyes blinking <br />opened my mouth <br />to say something <br />but there was nothing <br />(she is waiting) <br />i see her staring at me <br />'i have to pee' <br />(finally) <br />i said something <br />(what? ? ? ? ?) <br />that wasn't the plan <br />but, that was what came out <br />(BANG!) <br />i heard it <br />like a loud bit <br />or a gunshot <br />her hand on my back <br />BANG!<br /><br />Berhan Mehari<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/save-myself/
