She once thought that the end of her problems
was at the bottom of the bottle.
A few Xanax here
a couple of Valium there.
Maybe a few shots.
[Tequila was her poison.]
As long as she was intoxicated, everything was alright.
Nothing was ever perfect,
But at least she was numb.
Numb.
To the fighting with her boyfriend.
The bruises on her ribs.
[nobody sees them anyway, right?]
Numb.
To her parents' arguing.
Pulling her back and forth fighting
over who she's better off with.
[even though she knows she's better without either of them]
Numb.
To the criticism of the world that tells her
that a broken girl from a broken family in a broken world
will never amount to anything.
[she's still fighting for what she knows she deserves]
Well.
Look at the broken girl now.
Devoted.
To an amazing man who puts her before all else.
Who cares enough to dedicate his life to her
[and I will dedicate mine to him]
Determined.
To stand on her own two feet without the help
of her beloved parents
[whom I would still die for, despite all the problems]
Succeeding.
At life.
Drug-free and happy. Learning everything
she can about everything.
[and so much more]
Look at the broken girl now, world.
She's [I'm] surpassing everyone's expectations...
except my own.
Author notes
This was really difficult for me to write. It's extremely personal.
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Awsomeness I can totally relate...exspecially now since I have no one to talk to about anymore except my boyfriend Josh...Still it's hard not being able to talk to my parents about anything...This poem really touched me and It gives me some hope for the future.
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I like this, it hits home for me too. I'm not sure I have ever met someone who wasn't from a messed up home. Was the Leave It To Beaver family just a lie, that they hoped people would follow, but know one caught on? or are there really familys like that out there. I may never know the answer to that question.
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Pretty awesome
I love how this went from being numb surrounded
by problems to overcoming them with devotion and
determination to surpass others expectations.
As long as we dont surpass our own expectations
we'll have something more to accomplish.
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wow.
this is amazing.
beautiful, descriptive, deep.
wonderful words.
powerful words.
this was a great poem to read, i can tell it came somewhere deep.
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wow... thw beginning reminds me of me a lot... i hope i hope my life can turn out like the end. i love this poem. it is awesome. great job!
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Thank you so much for your comment!!
I'm not really glad that you can relate, but I have a certain feeling that I can't find a word for... lol.
I hope all the best for you and your life as well.
Best of luck to you and thank you again.
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this is very good.
very deep.
i like the emphasis on Numb. -
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thank you.
it was really hard for me to write - but I felt a lot better after I did.
Thanks for your comment.
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this is absolutely amazing.
and beautiful.
it's heartfelt and very touching.
i'm sorry you had to go through so much.
but at least you came out on top.
=o) great poem.
loved it.
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Great job!
Very good poem...I felt the emotion. And you are very brave :-]
Keep it up
x
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As long as she was intoxicated, everything was alright.
Nothing was ever perfect,
But at least she was numb.
ive been there darling,,
Look at the broken girl now, world.
She's [I'm] surpassing everyone's expectations...
except my own.i could really relate to everything you've written in this poem
((&&i mean everything except being devoted to a guyright now))
i loved this.
i wrote something similiar to this a while back.
good for you.
im glad theres someone else out there that proves everyone
wrong.
♥ ♥
[[alexsis]]
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Very broken - the words are trust.
The structure was brilliant;
much love dearest, as always.
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Aww your comments made my night!!
Thank you, so much. It means the world to me for someone to take the time to read and UNDERSTAND. I love you to the stars for it! Thanks so much
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Its really good that you could talk about this really nice job
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