OUR CATEGORY : Daniel N. Poitras

Don’t Let Them Take Me

Don’t let them take me in the night.
Don’t let them take me screaming.
Don’t let them take me running,
crying
trying to reason,
doing my best to say “no” but they don’t understand.
Don’t let them take me when the sun comes out
at high noon,
at the close of dawn,
when the seasons change,
or the herd moves.
Don’t let them take me to […]