Gingerbread Man Poem by Vanessa Kingsley

Run run run
As fast as you can
But your legs will soon give out
Your resolve will become weary
Your body worn out

Cry cry cry
As long as you want
Though you’ll soon make yourself sick
Hiccups will shudder through you
And you’ll hear an incessant tick

Scream scream scream
As loud as you can
Do I have to explain this once more?
No one can hear you, no one will listen
Thay; d leave you lifeless on the floor

Forget forget forget
Or rather repress repress
Because you can only ‘forget’ so much
The confines of the mind are small
And we’re captives in its clutch

So run run run
As fast as you can
Cry cry cry
As long as you want
Scream scream scream
As long as you can
Forget, repress, forget, repress, forget, repress again