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Young girl, this is the beauty you’ll grow up to be- she's charming, pretty, loved endlessly
A head that behaves, nods never shakes, knows her place in the world, where she stays
She’s oh so adored, teeth white as pearls, a smile that brightens the desperate world
She’s graceful but strong, knows she belongs, and never dares utter a word we’d deem wrong

Young girl, this is the beauty you’ll grow up to be- it only takes practice, as you’ll soon see
Even out textures, messy imperfections, it’s a small price to pay for a life of attention
Don’t wear too much or you’ll look like a ****, but once you wipe it off you’re not trying enough
Time to embrace your flawless new face, nobody will miss the one it replaced

Young girl, this is the beauty you’ll grow up to be- you’ll look young forever if you do what you need
You can start now, it’s never too early, you’d hate to get older and look more than thirty
But it’s not all your fault your body failed you, you’ve got surgery now to come and save you
You’ll be cut apart and sewn back together, needles, knives, bruises, and scars til you’re better

Young girl, this is the beauty you’ll grow up to be- thin and starving until you can’t breathe
You’ll never look at food the same way again, for dear it’s nothing now but a weapon
Avoid or purge but never digest, do what you can to stay looking your best
Headaches, discomfort, the cycle of shame, you cannot turn back, no never again
Emaciated, weak, but see you fit in what you wear! Don’t give up now, you’re almost there

Young girl, this is the beauty we’ll raise you to be- you’re on your way now, I know it’s exciting
Glowing, shining, beaming fulfillment, there must be a hole but this beauty will fill it
I know that you cannot wait to grow up, a shell of you now but you’ll at least be enough
A life of affection that outshines your cries, smiling bright, even if it never reaches your eyes
is it fair
for me to reach
for something i'll never be able touch

you.
i'm talking about you
One day the sky will call for rain.
One day the world will forget my name.
My footprint will be washed away, as if never there in the first place.
My life has moved at such a fast pace, from 8 to 16 in age from a single heartbeat.
One day the world will take those all who ever loved me.
Many say time, you have oh so plenty.
But, in the blink of an eye, everyone says goodbye.
One day I'll be gone, dont you cry.
For one day I will surely see you
..

..on the otherside.
They say practice makes perfect.
And you’ve always been smart,
but you’ve got hating yourself,
right down to an art,
it’s now just a step in your morning routine,
To glance in the mirror,
And not like what you’ve seen,
The voice in your head lies,
But it won’t let you know,
You gave up on ignoring it,
A long time ago,
Flowers in a vase,
Keep your guard by your bed,
Yet you still see their beauty,
Though their petals are dead,
If they were a person,
they’d hate themselves too,
But they would always be loved,
By someone like you,
Although your petals are wilted,
And you think no ones knows,
You’re only counting your thorns,
While the world sees your rose.
~e.h.
E.H. is a master at rhyming.
I want you to say my name.
I want it to spill past your lips while I run my fingers along the bend of your jaw.
I want you to grab my waist and pull me into you like the world might  take me away at any moment.
I want to feel you gasp as I slide my fingers from the nape of your neck into your soft hair.
I want to make you desperate for me in so many ways aside from physical.
I want to be the reason you shudder, sigh and surrender.
Let me be the one, let me be the thought in your head that keeps you up at night.
I want you to be the reason I am needed.
 May 2020 Lavender Menace
Izzy
I gave into my demons
Why you ask
Because they were the only ones always there for me.
 Mar 2020 Lavender Menace
Alice
you noticed.

if nothing else,
if we will never be more
than the faint wonderings
of what could have been.

even if this is as far as the story goes,
at least once, just once,

I was seen
you know things about me that I don't even notice
As time passed by,
I've finally realized.
That you'll never be mine,
That everything we had,
Needed to be ended up.

I have to forget you,
You, that i love so much,
You, that i thought "my one less lonely boy."
You, that give me joy and happiness,
You, that brought color and symphony into my life.

Now that it came to an end,
I'll forget everything about you,
Everything about us,
Everything we used to do.
All the laughter and pain,
Troubles and triumph,
And all of the silly things we sometimes do.

And now is the time.
Time for me to let you go,
My BESTFRIEND, that i care  for,
My BESTFRIEND, that i fell for,
And my BESTFRIEND that i love so.
'Cause now,
You were just Somebody that i used to know.
this is for you, hoping that one day, you'll read this, and realize how important you were in my life, and for you to know how lost i felt when we parted.
thank you so much for everything.
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