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She Will Not Hide

September 22, 2011
By Brokenness_is_Beautiful SILVER, Independece, Louisiana
Brokenness_is_Beautiful SILVER, Independece, Louisiana
6 articles 3 photos 77 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is so ironic to understand fully, it takes sadness to know what is happiness. noise to distinguish silent and a broken heart to find true love.


They laugh
and she runs
from the mocking voices around her
she runs and she cries

All through the streets
All through the night.

She finally stops
she sits on a bench
she sits and she cries
and she waits

For a sign
that life could be different
she searches the night sky
searching for something
to remind her life
wasn't always so hard
she searches and she cries
and she gives up.

She closes her eyes
decides there's nothing to find
she lays down
on the hard bench
darkness closes in
on her mind's eyes...
and she sleeps and she cries
and she dreams...

She is sprawled
on a tile floor
people dressed in white
surround her
it is the same place
the same tears are falling.

She looks around
they are all the same
they are all laughing
laughing at her.

She looks down
she is wearing
only her skin over bones
she is completely exposed.

She looks up
planning her escape
but they are all gone
and she is all alone.

He walks in
he is dressed in white
like the rest
he smiles
he says

"We all have our imperfections
most just hide them
better then you."

She sobs
"And You?"

He tugs aside
his clean white
blindingly white jacket
revealing his scarred
icy, hard heart.

He laughs
"I'm not spotless either
but don't tell them that."
he winks...

She opens her eyes
she smiles
he will be there today
pretending to be
one of them
they are all pretending
all hiding
but she will show them
she will wear her stains...
and she will not run
and she will not cry
and she will not hide...


The author's comments:
This poem is about a girl finding herself. She felt the world was against her. In the end she realizes it is okay to be yourself!

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on Dec. 16 2011 at 10:17 am
Thanks... *blushes and rys to hide her face*

Neytiri GOLD said...
on Dec. 14 2011 at 3:16 pm
Neytiri GOLD, Hilo, Hawaii
14 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live as if you'll die today. Dream as if you'll live forever.

Wow!! This is fantastic! It paints a really good picture! It's unreal! Well done  hun!! <3 x x x

on Nov. 28 2011 at 9:08 am
Brokenness_is_Beautiful SILVER, Independece, Louisiana
6 articles 3 photos 77 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is so ironic to understand fully, it takes sadness to know what is happiness. noise to distinguish silent and a broken heart to find true love.

Thanks!!  

on Nov. 19 2011 at 10:55 am
nicoletteth00 SILVER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6 articles 2 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live Love Laugh &lt;3

yes it is!!!! :)

on Nov. 18 2011 at 11:24 am
Brokenness_is_Beautiful SILVER, Independece, Louisiana
6 articles 3 photos 77 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is so ironic to understand fully, it takes sadness to know what is happiness. noise to distinguish silent and a broken heart to find true love.

I hope thats a good thing!!!

on Nov. 16 2011 at 3:19 pm
nicoletteth00 SILVER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6 articles 2 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live Love Laugh &lt;3

Reminds me of a Taylor Swift song :)

on Nov. 4 2011 at 11:34 am
Brokenness_is_Beautiful SILVER, Independece, Louisiana
6 articles 3 photos 77 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is so ironic to understand fully, it takes sadness to know what is happiness. noise to distinguish silent and a broken heart to find true love.

Thanks I really appreciate it.

on Nov. 2 2011 at 1:32 pm
AgedYouth34 GOLD, Boone, North Carolina
15 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;One must live the way he thinks, or else he will end up thinking the way he has lived.&quot;

"Fault lines should be worn with pride." - Incubus

This is so good!