New Attitude
Deprived for affection
She flaunted her kindness
For nickels and dimes
For anyone interested
Preprogrammed and
Desperately afraid
To face aloneness
Hurt once too many
For the very last time
Today burying her naïve youth
And taking up the colours
Of a new attitude
Energy way too limited
Time too precious
The heart can only
Take so much bruising
As she welcomed
With fresh colors
The new her
AP: Honorable Mention 2020
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