Ricci Schwarzler - Eight

Emotions like jewels

Hidden around the house

Nobody can find them

I’m safe

Nobody can get to them

I’m safe

Nobody must ever see them

A bag of jewels

My precious things

Like diamonds, rubies, emeralds, gold

Joy, surprise, trust, anticipation,

Someone has found them

They’re crushing them

Sadness, anger, fear, disgust

I must move them again

They must be safe

I must be safe

Every minute of the day

I must keep them safe

Every day of my life

Nobody must find them

I’m always running

To find safe places

They’re getting heavy

So stressed, so tired

So worried, so shallow

Such precious things

That nobody must see

No jewels, no emotions

I feel so empty