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Heidi A Readey Nov 2011
He hugs himself in the corner,
Cries himself to sleep,
It has happened once again.
He is broken.
He has bruises.
He's been bloodied and beaten every day.

His father says Fight back.
The school tells him No
The other boys just Laugh.

He will get them back,
He will show them all.
One more punch, Just one more hit,
He will be a doormat no more.
Heidi A Readey Nov 2011
Here lies the girl
that one with no name,
the one who was invisible,
till that one faithful day.

Here lies the girl,
she once lived in shame,
that one little girl,
the one with no name.

She once was invisible,
once overwhelmed with pain.

She was that girl,
the one with no name.
Heidi A Readey Nov 2011
See the numbers,
Hear the words,
Take no notice of the fears which follow.
Don't get left behind.

Following is never good enough.
Find what you want,
Never let it go.
Don't let anybody tell you "no".
That ain't how the world works Honey,
Things won't always be this good.

Chase after what escapes.
It won't be wrapped up and bowed.
The world ain't a pretty place Baby.
Not for you.
Waiting isn't good enough,
Chase your dreams tonight.
Heidi A Readey Nov 2011
We have a problem here, in this society.
Our knights in shining armor,
turn out to be
Soldiers of the ******..

Marching into our lives
with one simplified goal,
turned complex.
We are destined to fail.
Live and let live
simply wont let us live.

All I ever wanted,
it comes with a price.
Can I ever be happy?
With the ****** taking my life?

Hell's minions,
won't let us live alone.
We are the scorn witnesses.
We are the ones who must watch this war.
Captured and captivated by our soldiers of the ******.
Heidi A Readey Nov 2011
She dangled there,
the ground kicked from under her feet
the rope the only thing to break her fall,
to break her neck.
It didn't work.
She dangled there,
Breathless,
Hopeless,
Wishing for death.
Waiting for the Reaper, her soul to take.
Death would not, did not, come for her.
There she dangled,
Alive and yet dead to the world,
her only crime:
Being a woman alone.
*Inspired by "Half Hanged Mary" by Margaret Atwood.*

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