Never Good Enough

She is twelve years old 
  No one to care 
  No one to hear
  The screams of her heart
  But we turn our noses up
  
  She is six feet under
  A knife in her back
  Praying for the pain and suffering to end
  But we turn our noses up
  
  She tries her best
  They break her heart
  Can’t sleep at night with the monsters creeping in her room
  But we turn our noses up
                                
  She begs and plead
  She gets down on her knees 
  Trying to hold on
  They see her pain 
  But we turn our noses up

  Two years later 
  Lessons learned, and new scars made
  She changes who she really is 
  But we turn our noses up
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Shepard Avatar
November 24, 2018 at 2:18 PM
This is so true of some. People just WON'T see what's right in front of their eyes. Others, like myself, do. Well done!
Order Avatar
November 14, 2018 at 11:48 PM
How much better it seems now than when it is finally done– the unforgettable first line, the cunning way the stanzas run. The rhymes soft-spoken and suggestive are barely audible at first, an appetite not yet acknowledged like the inkling of a thirst. While gradually the form appears as each line is coaxed aloud– the architecture of a room seen from the middle of a crowd. ... Excerpt from Dana Gioia's "The Next Poem". Yes, write again. Then, soon enough, your poems will write you.
Hamilton Avatar
November 15, 2018 at 7:21 PM
Thanks for the awesome feedback you truly made my day
Hamilton Avatar
November 14, 2018 at 11:17 PM
I wrote this for an assignment, but as i was writing it the power of how much pain and suffering i really had got to shine through, and i just wanted to share this with people around the world. Thanks for reading and understanding the story of my life, because it goes deeper the the surface. Just let me know what you think and if i should create more
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