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Isabel Galaxia
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since 2000-06-18
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0 posted 2000-08-03 05:45 PM


Hey Everyone, I am not sure where this came from.  I wrote it in just a few minutes, so it probably won't be one of my best ones.  Please tell me what ya think, feel free to rip it apart.  Thanks!
Bel

A Girl

She looks into the mirror and sees
A girl
Pale skin and dark eyes
Staring back
No use for make up
Skin is too pale
Her dark hair surrounds her
Like a mourning veil
Her smooth skin
Is milky white
No sign of a tan
Anywhere in sight
Her crimson lips
Are in dazzling contrast
Her white teeth
Straight at last
Her slim wrists
Arms with a slightly odd tint
Small hands
And long fingers bent
Sharp collar bone
Showing through
She can count her ribs
Sticking out too
She stares at this figure
How can this be
She asks herself
Is this me?



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DancinQueen
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Kokomo,IN,USA
1 posted 2000-08-03 06:47 PM


HEY! This was a very good poem..even at the spur of the moment. And i hope this isn't about you!! But if it is...oh i dont know what to say. Cause i use to be anorexic and in the end its just not worth it. You'll be so much happier after you've overcome it! I promise..keep your chin up =)

"One fine day you'll look at me and know that love was meant to be"
~Carol King

SweetPoet17
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since 2000-08-04
Posts 108

2 posted 2000-08-04 06:38 AM


That was incredible, very good.  I used to be bulimic and many people think I am beginning to become bulimic again although I am not... because I have been going through alot lately, I hope this isnt about you, but if it is please get help... you could die, or if its about someone you know, reach out, make a call... Eating disorders go on detected for years, mine did.
*SweetPoet*

Isabel Galaxia
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since 2000-06-18
Posts 733

3 posted 2000-08-04 05:20 PM


Hey- thanks so much for your concern!  I really appreciate it.  Yes, this is basically about me.  Well, thanks again
Bel

Chel
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since 2000-07-01
Posts 511
Baltimore, MD, USA
4 posted 2000-08-04 10:00 PM


Great poem.  It kind of reminds me of the theme of Mulan the Disney movie.  The song is "Reflection".  I have that song right next to my mirror, and I think that it is very true.  Just keep your head up.

Chel

"True friends stab you in the front"
"True love last forever"

TAP2
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since 2000-06-29
Posts 211
Morris, Il USA
5 posted 2000-08-05 04:21 PM


Very descriptive. You allowed us to see the perfect picture of this person, all her insecurities and fears. Can't wait to see more!

Thomas A. Plemmons


"I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss The Dance"

-Garth Brooks-

Salooma
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since 2000-01-28
Posts 781

6 posted 2000-08-05 11:50 PM


Great poem....but it doesn't seems to be too much about a girl who's anerexic...kinda seems to me about a girl who doesn't know who she is anymore even if she looks in the mirror. I could be totally off but that's how I've felt before. Great job and keep em coming!

Salooma

anonymousfemale
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since 2000-02-02
Posts 2797
Limbo
7 posted 2001-09-08 04:27 AM


"Her dark hair surrounds her
Like a mourning veil"
That caught my eye immediately. This is one of your better anorexia pieces, Bel. You go through the description of the person rather than what the disease does to their mind. You have some wonderful images in this and it is definitely one to be proud of.

Thanks for sharing and keep writing.

~AF~

"Kelly's my Hero!" "No, Kelly's your heroine." "Kelly has heroin??" "What?"

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