Mind Games for Children

knock knock on my skull and bruise me
who's there?
an eerie cold that shakes me
always greeted by an unsettling feeling
ready for me to play hide and seek
but I didn't say "Simon says"
I'm not in the mood to play mind games
don't play tic-tac-toe on my heart
crossing through X's so careless
ripping through my flesh
leaving the O's there to bleed
scarring me so deep
it brings me to my knees
I feel as though I've become part of the wall
I've so childishly scribbled on
take a flame to my crayons as punishment
make me scream
my bones burning with uneasiness
drip onto me, a rainbow
that you will call a masterpiece
knock knock with your fists
to my face
until I answer the door