you are n-e-e-d-y
need of attention
emotionally unstable
empathetic to the unworthy
dying for just a look
yellow with jealousy
little girl, you are the reason
they run away, hiding,
with a single word decorating
their buttercreme lips
they whisper about your attention,
how you beg for it,
( how pathetic )
whining like a baby,
take the ninnie from your mouth
and grow up
he laughed about your frowns,
which contorted into smiles
and how he couldn't tell the difference between your tears
and your giggles
she spoke of the way she spat in your face
yet you said it was okay
the way she saw your back and pointed out each scar,
telling you how ugly you were,
and what did you do?
made excuses for her
they saw your wandering eyes,
pleading to connect
and create an explosion
they snickered at what a dumb puppy you morphed into
what happened when he gave your attention away?
to someone that wasn't broken
and riddled with holes?
little girl, you became jealous
something forbidden,
something punishable,
and in the end,
something that gave you your title,
little girl,
you
are
NEEDY
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