R is for ... ???

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In this poem you have to think about what the little girl is trying to escape, not how she is feeling herself:

Stickers—scratch ‘n’ smell.
Strawberry shortcake,
orange meringue,
moments of heaven
when I’m alone.
I block out your voice—sniff!
Hoarse—tired,
he lied again.
Please stay away
from the kitchen.

Stickers—scratch ‘n’ smell.
Peppermint chocolate,
cherry lane,
moments of heaven
when I’m alone.
I block out his moan—sniff!
Daddy—groan.
You stabbed him again.
Please stay away
from the bathroom.

Stickers—scratch ‘n’ smell.
Hubba Bubba,
lemon squash,
moments of heaven
when I’m alone.
I block out your scream—sniff!
Self-inflicted—fraught.
You cut yourself again.
Please stay away
from my bedroom.

Please stay away.
Please stay away
from my stickers.


So, can you guess the emotion/feeling/state of mind (a noun) depicted in this piece that begins with the letter ‘R’? Please nip over to Nicole's blog to read her interpretation of our R-prompt word. Here’s the link!

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