Long chestnut hair
Flies in wind
Attracting men
Like a moth to a flame
Girl is pretty
Girl is popular
Girl is smart
But Girl
Hides secrets
Tiny droplets
Pool on tiled floors
Girl's hair falls out
Chestnut becomes
A dull brown
Girl, once with friends
Becomes friendless
And finds herself sitting in the corner
Picking at chapping lips
Girl who was smart
Becomes too tired to think
Her brain becomes a corpse of living dead
Hollow
Tired
Scared
Lonely
Dead.
- Danielle Pretorius
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Solid Abstraction
PoesiaBrittle nails Scratching dry skin Cold arms Holds tiny frame Crushing bones Into dust Dust turns to dreams Dreams turn to nightmares Nightmares turn to reality And there is no escape Transparent eyelids Blink ever so slowly Showcasing glossy eyes...
