It came as a curveball,
The news that they met;
A girl on their street,
Had succumbed to death;
But I thought she was happy,
They chorused all day;
And saw flashbacks of her,
With burgers and a grin;
But the truth of the darkness,
Which hovered her being,
Was placed on the status,
Of her various dps;
It was written in the poems,
Which she shared with her friends,
Who described it, “beautiful”,
And ignored its depth;
It was displayed in the redness
Of her eyes after meals,
When she came out of restrooms,
Appearing fatigued.
It was drawn on collarbones,
Poking through her skin,
And the clothes she resized,
For the waists were too big.
It came as a curveball-
News, The illness took her;
Her weight was too downscale,
She couldn’t survive;
But I thought she was happy
Was all they could say,
But for the girl on the street,
It was too late.
Beautiful and haunting. Thanks for sharing… I hope this isn’t about you. 😦
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Thank you very much… And no, it’s not 🙂
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Oh geeez! This is beautifully written, but also haunting. Geez. Especially these lines:
“It was written in the poems,
Which she shared with her friends,
Who described it, “beautiful”,
And ignored its depth;”
It felt so raw and so real, Ameena.
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Aw,Thank you Rosema and for sharing your favorite part too 😄. I am so glad you felt with this piece.
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I really do. I am glad it is fictional, Ameena. 🙂
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It’s beautiful. It is very much consistent with the quote- ‘Never judge a book by its cover.’ 😊
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Exactly my message👌. Thank you.
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Sad and beautiful ❤
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Thank you 😄
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A hauntingly beautiful poem!
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Thank you very much Pj 😊
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My pleasure Ameena!
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Almost made me tear up, this poem was heartbreaking. Those lines about the poetry I think rings true to many writers.
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Aww, thank you Jade! As a blogger, thats the best news 😊😊. Yeah, thats truly the sad part and why I wrote it, it’s so close to reality for many.
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Beautiful
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Thank you very much 😊
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Well written. Very unfortunate and sorrowful. Her best friends not seeing she needed help, people can be self absorbed, but sometimes they need to look and listen. Sad anorexia/bulemia took her in the end. That she never got help. Good issue to raise.
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Thank you very much Mandi. You nailed the whole poem in your analysis.
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Wish I hadn’t for this one. It’s so very unfortunate 😦
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Ohhhhhh Ameena, this is a very distressing poem, though written wonderfully.
How are you? I’m back from my break now. I commented on one of your recent posts, but I’m unsure if you got it. It seems like a lot of my comments are disappearing from my notifications, and others have also not been replying to my comments. Gotta love these WP glicks eh. Haha
Have a wonderful day and week, my friend.
🙂 ❤
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Aw thank you very Stacy.. And I’m sorry about the distressing part. Such issues are to me too.
Yay!!!! Glad to see you back. I’ve been away for most of April too, only just got back blogging. Haha WP 😂. Will check my previous posts.
Thanks!! Have a lovely week as well
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🙂 ❤
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This is like your forte! You do them all so well. Nice read.. 🙂
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Thank you very much Prakash 😄.. Haha, their types come easier to me.
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🙂
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A very topical and sad issue.
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I know right! 😔 Thanks for reading
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OH MY!! I missed this post before. You being away surely didn’t make you lose your talent at writing! You nailed this topic! My heart is without words. ❤ ❤ ❤
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Awww, I’m just seeing This now. Trying to catch up on my comments. Thank you very very much Joy for your belief in me. ❤❤
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You are so welcome my friend! Keep letting your diva light shine 🙂
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This so beautiful, you’re so talented. ❤
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Thank you very Much Mahnoor. Aw, I really appreciate it.
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It was my pleasure, you deserve it!
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