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I can still remember
those horrible days.
I would rock back and forth
'till tears streaked down my face.
I could feel my mothers touch;
gentle as a breeze
But it still made me shiver.
She's gone now
with a sunflower in her hand.
My brother is gone too.
He went to avenge her death.
He got captured, and he suffered
and in the end,
he died.
My father is a different story.
I can see him but...
I can't reach him.
I feel like my hands are tied
and I can't escape.
I can hear his words
echoing through my head
before he disappears again.
Even my dog isn't always around.
Disappearing into the forest,
looking for a boy
who is long gone.
But he sticks around,
looking for the boy's twin
But he is long gone as well.
I cried every night
as I shivering all over.
I know I shouldn't cry.
It's a weakness in your eyes.
But I can't stop it from happening.
It's become a habit
that everyone mocks me for.
I can hear their whispers
day and night
like they are always around me.
Some are kinder than others.
Just like the people in this village.
"Why are you still here?"
" Just look what you did to your father!"
" Ugly child."
" Crybaby."
Why am I still here?
Kumatora came to visit once.
She's bad at timing.
I was screaming and crying
like the little baby I am.
Mother was screaming
Why won't she stop?
Kuma's calm voice
and reassuring words
made me go under the spell.
The spell that everything is fine
and nothing bad is going to happen.
All lies!
Why is she trying to trick me like that?
I just want the voices to stop.
I just want to smile.
I just want to be free.
I just want this to be over.
I heard another voice.
It wasn't screaming at me
like every other voice did.
It was soft and gentle.
Like Kumatora's voice that day.
It was mother.
She put me under the same spell but...
this one was different then Kuma's spell.
She admitted that the future might be bad
but she told me to keep my head up.
I should be happy and smiling
like the old me.
So I gave it a try.
I haven't been outside our home in months.
I tried putting on a smile
a fake one but a smile nonetheless.
The harsh voices changed
into cheery ones.
A few figured out that
my smile was fake
but they cheered me up.
My fake smile turned into a real one.
Now everyday,
I put on a smile
to show my gratitude
to everyone for helping me out.