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The Baby's Lullaby
Hush little baby don't you cry
Mama's gonna sing you a lullaby,
Daddy's gone and mama will too
We'll be a happy family of three, under the yew.
Hush little baby we'll find a way
If you stop crying I'll bring you a blue jay
And if that blue jay don't chirp and sing
I'll snap that birdie's neck and make a toe ring,
And if that birdie's toe ring rots away
I'll give it to daddy on father's day.
Hush little baby this world is bad
It made mommy so depressed but daddy didn't care,
Mommy loved him so much but it was vain
When she cried it made him insane.
One night daddy came home late
Pushed mommy on the dirty bed
She cried so much but he didn't hear
Mommy was a puppet and he was a puppeteer,
Then he violated her on and on,
Till the morning, till the dawn.
Daddy left for work and disappeared
Left mommy in this dark room,
Cold and scared.
Daddy returned home, drunk and mad
But that didn't make mommy very sad
She didn't move nor she cried,
Mommy just got up and grabbed a knife
Daddy threatened and backed away
But that didn't bother mommy, she wanted him dead
So she she slit his throat and dragged him to bed
Chopped him to pieces as he bled to death.
You were born on father's day
It was a very stormy day,
You were frail and very sad
Your face reminded of daddy and made mama mad
So she killed you, it got so bad,
She cried and dug you a grave
You had no fault, you were naive,
Mommy can't take it longer,she is done
She has no one,she has none.
Hush little baby don't you cry
We'll be a happy family,singing lullabies.
Mama's gonna sing you a lullaby,
Daddy's gone and mama will too
We'll be a happy family of three, under the yew.
Hush little baby we'll find a way
If you stop crying I'll bring you a blue jay
And if that blue jay don't chirp and sing
I'll snap that birdie's neck and make a toe ring,
And if that birdie's toe ring rots away
I'll give it to daddy on father's day.
Hush little baby this world is bad
It made mommy so depressed but daddy didn't care,
Mommy loved him so much but it was vain
When she cried it made him insane.
One night daddy came home late
Pushed mommy on the dirty bed
She cried so much but he didn't hear
Mommy was a puppet and he was a puppeteer,
Then he violated her on and on,
Till the morning, till the dawn.
Daddy left for work and disappeared
Left mommy in this dark room,
Cold and scared.
Daddy returned home, drunk and mad
But that didn't make mommy very sad
She didn't move nor she cried,
Mommy just got up and grabbed a knife
Daddy threatened and backed away
But that didn't bother mommy, she wanted him dead
So she she slit his throat and dragged him to bed
Chopped him to pieces as he bled to death.
You were born on father's day
It was a very stormy day,
You were frail and very sad
Your face reminded of daddy and made mama mad
So she killed you, it got so bad,
She cried and dug you a grave
You had no fault, you were naive,
Mommy can't take it longer,she is done
She has no one,she has none.
Hush little baby don't you cry
We'll be a happy family,singing lullabies.
Published 13th Oct 2013
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- Edited 13th Oct 2013 3:09pm
13th Oct 2013 3:08pm
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13th Oct 2013 4:36pm
This comment made me stare at the screen and smile for 5 long mins :D thank you!
13th Oct 2013 7:46pm
Well it is obvious you are quite capable of depicting an ugly and dark picture.
But you completely missed the mark with this one. (at least in my opinion.)
I cannot say this was a good poem.
Have you tried reading this out loud, or better yet, singing it?
But you completely missed the mark with this one. (at least in my opinion.)
I cannot say this was a good poem.
Have you tried reading this out loud, or better yet, singing it?
14th Oct 2013 4:39am
I have no idea why I sang this whole thing to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" xD
Well, I'll try my best next time :) thank you.
Well, I'll try my best next time :) thank you.
15th Oct 2013 7:29am
Well, it doesn't flow quite like a lullaby, but it depicts a dark scene and a tortured soul quite well.
