Once Upon A Time

they didn't believe me

My parents didn't believe me when u
I was 2 ,when I would wake up in a state of hysteria, trembling and covered in sweat. Instead, they put me back to bed.

My parents never believed me when I was 5,when I would frantically try to explain the incomprehensible noises I heard coming from underneath the floor. Instead, they told me it was the sound of the floorboards shifting with the wind.

My parents never believed me when I was 7, when I relayed to them the messages the voices would say to me. Instead, they told me I needed some more sleep.

My parents never believed me when I was 9,when I would wake up with cuts on my arms and legs and chunks of my hair pulled out of my head. Instead, they told me it was something I merely did in my sleep.

My parents never believed me when I was 12,when I made eye contact with a grinning creature in my doorway,never breaking it for what seemed like hours until it slowly shut my door. Instead, they told me it was just my imagination.

I never believed my parents when I was 15,when their screams pierced the air like knifes turning from terror to pain. Instead, I told my self it was just the wind, perhaps my imagination,maybe I just needed more sleep?

Thinking back I only remember one thing: I believe I was smiling.