Unanswered Questions

Darling girl,
In this world of heartbreak and pain
And futile resistance to the
Hearts of Men
Why do you give away your
Purity and patience?
Love and laughter?
Breath and beauty?
For a future not even worth having?
For lazy Sunday smiles and
Coffee stains at midnight?
When did
Death before Life become the norm?
And
Girls becoming women at twelve become
Usual?
Normal?
They hold the key to our past
The boxed hearts in our present and
Our tear-stained- faces when we’re old and gray
We collect priceless picture perfect memories
While they collect our hearts and
Use us as tally marks
Darling girl,
Why do we give away the only things
We have to offer
For free?

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Buddhistboy73]

A very deep, and sadly (sometimes) accurate portrayal of young women's self-esteem in today's "sex-driven", sex-obsessed, sex-obsessed advertising, society!
I like the way you interlace the compassion with the harsh reality of life here....and you do it with style...
"We collect priceless picture perfect memories"
"While they collect our hearts and
Use us as tally marks".....
A very interesting question you pose here...
BB

[Jackie]

Thanks so much for reading this! I like softening the the blows with cushions in my conversations... guess I unconsciously did that in my poem(:

[Nick Arouet]

Very interesting, very pleasing to the eyes. I like it very much. I like the line breaks you chose.

[Jackie]

Thanks, I appreciate you reading this!