And then
She was back
Gasping for breath
Her breath in bleeding, bubbling blue
She clenched at the sand
The satiny embrace
Of the blue, blue, blue
Tickling her feet
And she cried
Until her teeth hurt
From clenching to tight
And her eyes hurt
From all the redness
And her heart hurt
From letting the pain of the world
Overcome her
And when the voices of her demons
Barked in her mind
She closed her eyes
Letting the waves
Run over her skin
Stop, she told herself
They don't matter
Let go
Let it go, dammit.
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The Girl
PoetryShe was beautiful. She was happy. She was a bright prism of colors. She was a sizzling firework of surprises. She lit up everything she walked past, with her bright, dimpled smile. They thought she was perfect. Until her world came cra...
