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Little Miss Understood |
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xerxes Junior Member
since 2001-08-05
Posts 34 |
See her there near a bridge Staring away trying to dismiss She never had a home Her father walked, mama drank, she was alone Always on her own Destined to grow cold Somewhere she’s falling Desperately calling Dreams were stolen A debt of love frozen I watch her hoping She won’t fall away To another place Somewhere she can laugh and play Destroying her days pained If you could see inside her, you’d find tears instead of blood, streaming from her heart Desperately trying not to fall apart And we watch her just fall farther down Faceless in a crowd Dreaming of everything, but always without Still no one wonders how The math of her kind Minus few good times Plus her parents decline Multiply the scars of her mind Divided by a smile that never shines Equals a little girl forgotten, that’s God’s crime And still I watch her scream For all the things she’s seen All her years that bleed All the smiles she never shared Does anyone know care? Stepping closer to the edge I run and reach, but she’s already floating from the ledge My fingers miss and brush her hair I felt the guilt of being another person who wasn’t there She floats on leaving all behind No one tried to save her mind Brush tears from her eyes She floats farther down My tears, your tears, it’s too late to save her now She’s a fallen angel, just let her fly somehow “she’s free!!!” I shout I cried when I heard that she had a smile on her face when she was found. |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
It's very tough, not to be moved by this poem Enjoyed every word but winced, held within their bite Well written  Rex |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
WOW, this sets ones mind on alert. Beautiful yet sad and it happens so often Thanks for sharing Titia A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess... |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding |
This is pretty deep. And such a sad story. I agree with Rex, it's hard not to be moved by this. If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please? |
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anonymousfemale Member Elite
since 2000-02-02
Posts 2797Limbo |
After some incidents in my life recently, I couldn't help but get some tears in my eyes when I read this. It is such a tragic story but not uncommon. I really enjoyed reading this for the way it has been written is truly outstanding. Well done. Thanks for the read. ~AF~ "Reality is only a feeble rendering of the energy brought forth by the imagination" |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Xerxes~ 'Still no one wonders how The math of her kind Minus few good times Plus her parents decline Multiply the scars of her mind Divided by a smile that never shines Equals a little girl forgotten' This is very sad ... and quite cleverly done~ None of the math should ever total up to such despair~ ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Xerxes, A well written piece, enjoyed |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Fabulous writing...James |
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