The look in her eyes
Screamed beauty
It screamed to be heard
But no one saw anything
A model she wanted to be
But no one saw
The scars that laced her arm
The ribs sticking out from her stomach
The silent battle she was fighting
The heartbreak she kept inside
All these things she never knew
All the things she'd never had before
She was told
She wasn't beautiful
But that was a lie
What she believed in her heart...
Showed on her face
On her arm
In her eyes
And what everyone thought they saw
No one will ever see what she saw
Feel what she felt
Or know why she never had
The privelage of being called beautiful...
A contest entry
- Options...once again... by Celticjedi.
450 points, ended September 29, 2007, 23 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Oh my god. I know this situation, and have heard this story many times before. Why must society be so cruel? This girl, as well as many others, have suffered to no end because of that. Thank you for using the title in this way, keep it up!
From,
Cj
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This is heartwrenching. The emotions are very intense but you express them very well. This is such a painful struggle that some go through. Best of luck in the contest.
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