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You were once an open book

November 23, 2020
By jeninferl21 BRONZE, San Pedro, California
jeninferl21 BRONZE, San Pedro, California
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“You were once an open book”

You were once an open book

Now you’re just a diary with a lock

I look deep into your eyes

And saw nothing but a girl lost in her own thoughts 

Wondering what it was like

To be loved one more time

Hear someone say that they care

That you were rare 

You were once an open book 

Wondering how it would feel like

To go to a home full of love 

Wondering

And wondering

That’s all that was going through your head

You look in the mirror

And see yourself clearer

“You ain’t nothing but a lone wolf crying for help”

I still felt myself melt

With those words that would come out of your mouth 

You were once an open book

Still shaping yourself

Safe and sound

Trying to move forward 

Forget about the past and focus on the future


The author's comments:

This peom is about a girl going through a dark time and wears a mask around other people. She tries to move on and become happy again but finds it hard.


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