My Poems: Butterflies Mean Recovery

Society

When she was five

she laughed a lot

and she went on the street

to play with dozens of friends

they'd play pretend games

about pirates and princesses

and once she went home with a cut knee

and when she got bored

she asked her parents

to play a game

and when they said no

she cried.

When she was ten

she smiled a lot

and went to the park

to talk with her close friends

about anything they wanted

and they'd play on the swings

and once she went home with a broken arm

and when she got bored

she asked her parents

if they'd help her with her homework

and when they said no

she said alright.

When she was thirteen

she pretended a lot

and went to the mall

with her best friend

who would later

betray her for another guy

and once she went home with a broken heart

and when she got bored

she asked her parents

if she could sleep round her boyfriend's house

and when they said no

she went anyway. 

When she was seventeen

she cried a lot

and went to the local pub

with any guy she could find

or her current boyfriend

and once she went home with a broken life

and when she got bored

she didn't tell her parents

that she would slit her wrists

and the one time she wanted someone to say no

no one did. 

A/N: A poem inspired by the poem in Perks of Being a Wallflower.