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A little girl Before her bright blue eyes Faded out to gray She watched the other children play While she hid Under the slope of the slide Beneath the steps She watched the others Climb and fall Staring up at them Through creaking wooden cracks Gaps in the planks A pain tugged at her heart Telling her she should cry Because people cry when they hurt Don't they? She rubbed at her collarbone Feeling a gentle swelling Bruises beneath her t-shirt A dull ache Memories of anger Wild bolts of fear Confusion What did she learn that night? A drunken rage He tore up her artwork It had won her a prize She watched it flutter to the floor Shredded He snarled Words of threat and hate And finally let her go Stunned She barely felt the pain from the blows Adrenaline heightens everything She picked up the pieces And threw them away A little girl Before her bright blue eyes Faded out to gray She watched her best work Fall into the trash Recess She didn't want to play But she didn't want to sit alone Hiding under the slide Her teacher asked her If she was alright No She told the truth My daddy got angry last night About the artwork He always gets angry Her teacher patted her arm And smiled And told her she really should play With the other children A little girl Before her bright blue eyes Faded out to gray Watched as her teacher walked away And still she couldn't cry
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Aug 16, 2013
Aug 16, 2013 at 5:59 PM UTC
Gray Eyes
A little girl Before her bright blue eyes Faded out to gray She watched the other children play While she hid Under the slope of the slide Beneath the steps She watched the others Climb and fall Staring up at them Through creaking wooden cracks Gaps in the planks A pain tugged at her heart Telling her she should cry Because people cry when they hurt Don't they? She rubbed at her collarbone Feeling a gentle swelling Bruises beneath her t-shirt A dull ache Memories of anger Wild bolts of fear Confusion What did she learn that night? A drunken rage He tore up her artwork It had won her a prize She watched it flutter to the floor Shredded He snarled Words of threat and hate And finally let her go Stunned She barely felt the pain from the blows Adrenaline heightens everything She picked up the pieces And threw them away A little girl Before her bright blue eyes Faded out to gray She watched her best work Fall into the trash Recess She didn't want to play But she didn't want to sit alone Hiding under the slide Her teacher asked her If she was alright No She told the truth My daddy got angry last night About the artwork He always gets angry Her teacher patted her arm And smiled And told her she really should play With the other children A little girl Before her bright blue eyes Faded out to gray Watched as her teacher walked away And still she couldn't cry
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rachel-leigh-joseph
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Aug 16, 2013
Aug 16, 2013 at 5:59 PM UTC
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