Eraser

I’m scared of the dark

When the darkness is comforting

Is when something is wrong

That’s when I bring my eraser

 

I start from the toes and go up to my head

Erasing bit by bit

I erase my feet so I can stay in the dark

I erase my hands so I don’t feel the hate in the world

I erase my ears so I don’t hear my own cry of anguish

I erase my tongue so I can sing unsung songs of dead soldiers

I erase my eyes so I am blind to the fear in the world

I erase

Until nothing is left