The Tiger's Child

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The Tiger's Child
Torey Hayden
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My heart sank. There was so much to fight, so little to fight with.

It aint fair you go leave me! You aint supposed to do that, dont you know?...

Well Cinderella, the ball's over...

I wish it could go on forever.

Next year, when I'm in Miss McGuire's class...

And then they went away
Leaving me in the ruins of games...
Leaving me alone with the echoes of
Laughter that was not mine.
And you made me cry
And you didnt seem to care if I did
You just said the games are over...

Truth was, we were strangers, and none of us had anticipated that.

Yet why had she so thoroughly forgotten our class? The one bright spot, the one haven where she had been loved and regarded so well? Why had she forgotten us?

Im always lost...

...it was a meaningful year for me, and you made it so.

...it isnt how it did come out.

I already know the world's bad. Im not sure I can stand knowing its really worse.

You and I never get to spend any time alone. There's always them around.

And I always wanted it. Just once.

Its funny how such a silly thing can matter so much...

...why do beautiful things make me feel so sad?

You took me into that room... and you just made me feel like a million dollars - and then what did you do? Did you stay?

You made me believe you loved me...

How could you? You left me...

What had gone wrong? What had happened between last night, when we had seemed so close, and tonight, when we felt worlds apart?

You left me. Dont you know how much that hurt me?

What right did you have to give it to me, when you took it all away again?

Sooner or later, everything in my life goes away...

Why did it have to end like this?

Dont be mad at me... Just say, 'come on lovey,' and let me know youre glad to have me back.

I know what to do. I want to do it, but I never can.

I felt so horrible, empty inside, like someone had pulled all my guts out. And then you held me and slowly sort of filled me up again.

This feels good. Dont let go. I dont want to lose you again.

Its strange out there. Im not used to sleeping all on my own.

Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery hand in hand,
For the world's full of weeping than you can understand.

Where are the people who are supposed to love me?

Even when I wasnt remembering things, I was always wanting to go back.

...'cause I love you... And I know you love me too.

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