My friends were always M&M’s and chocolate sugary treats

When no one else had the time for me

My friends were always there

Reality would get too tough

And I’d depart in to my dreams

I’d stay there for hours on end

I’d hope to never leave

Circumstances would draw me out

To the world of here and now

And I’d always feel uncomfortable

Till I was all alone

Then my friends would welcome me

Back to my little world

I’d retreat into the dreams I loved

I’d feel complete again

The dread of interaction

Haunted me every night

I’d curl up deeper

Hiding from the fight

Every morning brought the pain

Of humans in my life

I waited, hoping desperately

Waited for the night

When school was over

And I was all alone

I’d plan for the destruction

Of the man that squashed my soul

He’d come home very late

When it was very cold

He’d beat my mom severely

When I wasn’t very old

I ran and hid

Every time

Wishing I was stronger

If I was a little bigger

I’d take him down myself

But that was only fantasy

For he was much too big

And I was only little

But I learned just what to do

I filled my mouth with candy

And my mind with dreams of joy

My mother’s beatings faded into the mist

And all was well in Doogie land

Till tomorrow comes again.