Something Stupid I'll Probably Regret

She was born perfect

Like everyone is

At the age of 0

With her dad choosing her name

Because she was beautiful

And her mother full of love and hope

Because she had time

She wore pretty little things

And she ate the right food

She didn’t know about the world

But it didn’t know about her

She loved what she could

And she had many happy, forgotten years

 

One day she made a decision

To wear something uncomfortable

To blacken her eyes and darken her lips

Because it was pretty

They said

And the light in her eyes dimmed

 

Another day she was told

To kiss a boy

To let him hurt her

Because it was necessary

They said

And her heart fractured

 

In-between those days she was asked

To pretend that it was okay

To let herself fall apart alone

Because it was expected

They said

And her mind burned

 

And when the rain poured

She was exposed

Because all the darkness

She kept in

Washed away like black tears

 

And her face changed

But it was only discernible

At night

Or when she, for a split second,

Turned away

 

And her dad was intoxicated

And her mother was grieving

And she had no one else

Because friends have expiration dates

And she was tired of school and life

Because she didn’t want to be an actor

And she hated herself

Because she was nothing at all

 

She died in a shell

Like everyone will

At the age of 18

With her dad forgetting her name

Because she was invisible                              

And her mother full of sadness and despair

Because she had failed

She wore what she was supposed to

And she ate everything but food

She knew about the world

But it forgot about her

She loved everything and nothing

And she had run out of time

Reviews

[Hiroshi Masters]

Such a sad poem... Greatwrite!