Think Before You Speak

It's so easy
To point and laugh
To whisper behind a cupped hand.
She can't hear you.
And even if she could,
Who cares?
You attack her.
Tear her apart.
So much material to work with.
Her messy hair
(has she heard of a brush?)
Her clothes
(did she dress in the dark?)
Her good grades
(she needs a life)
An easy target
For the queen bee.

***

I hear you.
Every word
a jagged hunk of glass
stabbing into my back.
Every laugh
a thimbleful of acid
melting my skin to the bone.
We used to be best friends
back in the sandbox days.
I wonder if you remember.
I drag myself into bed at night
and cry.

'Why Does Photoshop Make Me Look So Emo?' by Pity Party

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Aug 8th 2008

Tags:: angst dark and horror feelings free verse human nature narrative not one only society with youre youth
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Hmm. I got this out of some personal experiences [although not recent ones, thank goodness].
It didn't take me very long to write.
Also, for some reason I write my best angsty poetry when I'm in a perfectly happy mood. Go figure.