Eyes bright and wide
Just an average girl
Or maybe no
Maybe more
Just a silly girl
Who enjoyed
Gum
Boys
Talking
Laughing
Gossiping
Or more
Just smiling for the camera
or putting an act on for the lense
Is she just a girl?
Or is she so much more
Maybe she has
more then just
a smile
good looks
easy charm
bright eyes
confidence
Possibly she has
hopes
dreams
ambitions
Perhaps behind her smile
she has
Fears
doubts
insecurities
After all it's just one picture
One moment
Captured by a lense
The unseen shows much more
The things you couldn't
capture with a camera
you'd never see her cry
gentle tears
Happy tears
angry tears
heartbreaking tears
You'd never see her move:
swaying to soft music her face in his chest
Jumping to loud music her friends at her side
Running quickly in the rain
strolling slowly in the sunshine
Clumisily jumping into the pool
Gracefully swimming underneath the water
you'd never hear her speak:
yelling angrily
singing softly
nervously whispering
wittily spilling out comebacks
fearfully breathing out quite words
tearfully letting him go
bitterly sending him away
You'd never hear her laugh:
sarcastic laughter
bitter laughter
happy laughter
nervous laughter
relieved laughter
With just a smiple snapshot
You'd just see a simple girl
You wouldn't
sense her hurt
feel her tears
See her tears
hear her laughter
feel her glow
All you'd get
would be
a simple
image
And nothing else
Author notes
I wasn't sure how to end it. So did you think it was alright. Wasn't sure what to put.
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oh my gosh... this is one of the greatest peices I've read in a long time and so true. Thank you sooooo much and I wish you the best of luck

