all american bitch, ᴏʟɪᴠɪᴀ ʀᴏᴅʀɪɢᴏ, 00.40
but damn, do i look pretty when i cry,
eyes veiled as the moon against the sky.
mascara tears, black liner smudge,
under streetlights with half-melted hot fudge.
inside out turned off, memory graveyard,
my walls stand firm, i keep up my guard.
caged behind stoicism, thronged by cynicism
i've said my prayers like a good little virgin.
four years thieved of teenage dreams;
i know more than you think i seem.
YOU ARE READING
[14] - monday's child.
Poetry𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯, 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘴. original poetry i wrote at fourteen.