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I've Got It Bad Here

from There's No Place Like Know Where? by Run-On Sunshine

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I grew up in Norwalk, CT. Snow outside, people screaming inside.
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Hallway! Lead me to a new reality.
Screaming! Door shut, not enough, ears betray me.
Reason? Why mom erupted, can’t remember.

Stack of comics waiting for reads. Can’t focus past the cacophony! Clock radio is all to compete. Casey save me, blast top 40!

Window! Second story, slushy street scene.
Two more! Frozen months, then watch me break free.

They’ll chain me to one sorry block. Desperate 12, it’s all I’ve got! Once per week, resentfully, Dad takes us out on his day off.

School’s no escape; Hell’s another name. Every move I make, they find ways to hate. Why take a chance?; silence best defense. Home may be jail, but my room is safe.

Growing doubt! Beg one above; response empty.
Way out! Dreams can’t foresee; function barely.

Make friends, get job, go away, college. Life’s building blocks, can I expect? Town freak, shut in, likely vision, if I make it to adulthood.

Shouting done for now; emerge for a snack. Parents eyes are glazed, how each day ends. Song in TV ad, “When you need it bad.” Palms sway in the breeze; that’s where I should be.

One day!

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from There's No Place Like Know Where?, released June 22, 2017
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Photo: Newtown Terrace, Norwalk, CT, after one of several blizzards dubbed "storm of the (20th) century."

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Video by Taylor Ducklow!: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkFoZcqVfqw

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