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If Only

December 19, 2014
By BadWolfGirl BRONZE, Leavenworth, Kansas
BadWolfGirl BRONZE, Leavenworth, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
Every life is a pile of good and bad things. <br /> The good things don&#039;t always soften the bad things.<br /> But vice versa the bad things don&#039;t always spoil the good things and make them unimportant.<br /> ~The Doctor


She was perfect.
From the scars on her skin to the acne on her face.
Nobody saw her perfection, not even her.
Every night she battled with herself, trying to find a reason to keep breathing.
Another scar added to her beautiful skin when she couldn't think of one.
If only she knew how much I loved her.
If only she knew in my eyes there was only perfection.
If only she knew how beautiful she was really was before she slit her wrist for the last time.
Before she took her last beath.
If only she hadn't taken her life.



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meamour said...
on Jan. 5 2015 at 10:11 pm
This poem really makes people more aware. Today, the media with shows like "America's Next Top Model", they mold the viewers perception into making them think what is beautiful. This deception came about after years and years of movies, t.v shows, etc. that tell you what beautiful is. Beauty really should be from within. I mean it has gotten to a point where so many teens don't think their beautiful or are self conscious about their looks and focus less on less on what is actually inside. You said that "Nobody saw her perfections, not even her", how could she when every time she looks at a t.v screen or a billboard, people are showing her that perfect teeth/skin/body is the only way to be beautiful. "Trying to find a reason the keep breathing", how do people let other people get to this point right before their eyes without any attempt to make them understand that physical beauty fades and it is your personalty that makes you. Beautiful poem. Beautiful writer. Amazing.

on Jan. 5 2015 at 1:25 pm
RunnerandSkater BRONZE, New Prague, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that&#039;s not easy.<br /> -Marilyn Monroe

A great poem, really sad, but still just as wonderful :) great job

on Jan. 4 2015 at 2:21 am
MatchaJasmine BRONZE, Delhi, Other
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Sad poem but beautifully written. You've great creativity! Good job!