That girl in the mirror in the bathroom...
The girl who is seemingly laughing at a joke.
Look her in the eyes, and what do you see?
Sadness, anger, lies hidden by a porcelain mask.
That girl walking down the hallway, smiling.
Do you see that slump in her shoulders?
It's ever so slight, barely noticeable, but it's there.
The girl at the lunch table, laughing so hard.
A smile cracking her happy face to pieces.
But do you see that finger tracing her wrist?
That girl who talks about her family
Like they're the jewled devils of her being...
She hides scars on her back from the beatings.
And in her eyes, the scars each have a memory...
Permenantly implanted, stuck and captured.
That girl in the bathroom...That girl in the hall.
That girl at the table having such fun.
The girl who raves and rants praises about her family.
The girl with the sangfroid...The cold bloodedness.
That girl with the gray mixture of tears.
That girl with the scars on her back
And new scars forming from pink to white on her wrists.
That Girl is Me.
Author notes
Prompt: That Girl is Me
Title: That Girl is Me
A contest entry
- TITLES contest!! :D by starving4perfection.
1750 points, ended November 22, 82 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Enjoy.
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wow thats so sad....i hope this isnt true! It fits the prompt very well I really liked reading it....it was interesting...
"She hides scars on her back from the beatings.
And in her eyes, the scars each have a memory...
Permenantly implanted, stuck and captured."
love your choice of words and the whole thing was just AMAZING!
thank you for entering a masterpiece
and good luck!
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this was amazing it has so much emotion and alot of anger and pain put it was really good nice job
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Thanks!
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Fantastic
It was fantastic, everything flowed well. Imagery was great, the only problem I have is the random end rhyme. "That girl in the hall. That girl at the table having such a ball" It just sounds unoriginal to me, and out of place.
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Oye, I fixed it, I believe. Thank you for pointing that out.
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Sounds much better, your poem is really great.
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Thank you!
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wow, i love it! VERY well written. it reminds me a lot of how i used to be...and still am, just wearing the "porcelain mask".
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Thanks, hon, I'm glad you liked it...I, as you can see, can relate.
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