A SHORT LIFE'S STORY


one week old
not yet smiling
fragile and precious 
in her parent's hands.

four years old 
a sweet, silly child
dark curls wrapped
in a green headband.

eight years old
bright and excited
promising to always
do the best that she can.

twelve years old
lonely and angry
already her life 
is not going as planned.

sixteen years old
locked doors and pill bottles
bruises and curses
a much older man

twenty years old
needles, a gravestone
unable to keep up
with the world's demands. 

 

flowersinherhair

VT

18 years old

More by flowersinherhair

  • infatuation


    you are not you. 

    you are what i think
    alas i refuse to admit i am wrong.
    what can i say?
    i love this version of you 
    he is kind and sweet and loving 
    so very beautiful.
  • Slippery slope

    The way is harsh
    The light is dim
    And we forget to celebrate love
    Instead condemning faultless faults and forged sins
    We sit in silence
    Festering in our lack of empathy 
    Or we stand and scream because still we are not heard