i dreamed of bacon
and soft white steamed seafood dumplings for breakfast
and a friend I once knew.
she showed care
and love.
i trusted.
mother said
never trust strangers
but strangers I did trust.
mother said
never listen to wolves
but to a wolf, I listened.
shame on me
i should never have listened
to the girl who cried wolf
for she was the wolf herself
dressed up in sheep clothing.
she devoured an innocent little girl
her red cape lying
bloody in the forest deep.
she screamed when it was too late
and rescue never came.
she brought this upon herself
her mother warned
she never listened.
she should have listened.
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Featured image by Crystal Yuen
