Fix You

An Ode to The Girl.

The sun catches
On the pieces of you that cover the floor;
I tread carefully along
In bare feet
Careful not to crush you anymore.

A mural of broken, glittering things,
Once already glued unto your being,
Create a collage of old, rotting glue;
All crumbling now;
It's difficult to understand exactly what I'm seeing.

I'd canvas you in Baind-Aids;
Wrap you in a brace;
And try to paint over the broken pieces
With cotton wrappings and sticky white tape;
But then I wouldn't be able to see your pretty face

I stand blankly and watch,
As everyone surrounds you;
Bearing metal tools with needles and thread;
But if I could just pull you away,
even for a second,
I'd show you just how beautiful your scars really are.

That underneath all my clothing and make up,
I'm broken too.

Reviews

[Darkimmortal]

Argh, this stirs so many emotions in me I cannot possibly comment on all of them. This is worded so beautifully, you picked every word so carefully and they are all a perfect fit. This is so effective I actually misted when I read this, and I assure you it is ridiculously hard to make me cry.
You are very talented.

[crystallized illusions]

Aww, gee >.<
Well, as much as I don't want you to cry, I deeply appreciate your positive words. This was a very emotional poem to write, and I'm glad it shows. Thank you again for your time and your review. I can't wait to check out some of your work!

[PurpleQuartz]

There's so much beauty in this!! It is really amazing.

[crystallized illusions]

Thank you so very much!

[Shaquana Adams]

I tread carefully along
In bare feet
Careful not to crush you anymore
...That underneath all my clothing and make up,
I'm broken too

Beautifully stated. Great job :)

[crystallized illusions]

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this (: