Hush

Hush now, keep all that pain inside
Keep it quiet, keep it still
We do not want it's stains upon our tablecloth.
Too much. Forever freakish.
Your labels are the ones that hold.
Don't think, don't try, don't look.
But you label my labels
Those *I* chose
Worthess

Hush, do not rattle the China with your wails of grief
Hold it in
Restrain what you feel
Do not put a scandal upon our table
We do not need that on our plates

Quiet, shhh, hush child. Keep your joy within
Do not smear its bright shades upon our walls.
We keep things quiet here. Lower your voice.
Cool it. Hush.

Do not be too big. Do not be too loud. Do not hold too much space.
We have limits here. We have standards.
Not Quite Our Sort Dear.
Obey. Behave. Be what WE want child.
Yourself is not up to par.
Not up to the Old Forge Standard.
You will not do.

You are not enough. You are too much.
Break off pieces of yourself until you fit?