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May 26, 2013
By freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
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freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
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"Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?" - Ara Weston

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I'm stuck here
I can't get free
I want out
So desperately.

It doesn't matter
How pretty it is
The beauty's a curse
A deadly hiss.

The whiteness breaks
To reveal bones underneath
A monster unravels
The death head beneath.

The girls here, like me
Aren't scared of the fight
That we do every day
To make us seem right.

I can't escape
From this deadly land
But join me, please
Just take my hand.

You'll like it here, I promise
But a warning I'll say
When you die, if you're here
You'll be it, each day.

© Lauren M., Scotch Plains, NJ

The author's comments:
This is about the book Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson, about wintergirls who have anorexia nervosa stuck in winter.
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freeperson DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 3 2013 at 12:38 pm
freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?&quot; - Ara Weston

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thanks u ah gem :)
DawnieRae BRONZE said...
on Jul. 20 2013 at 7:20 am
DawnieRae BRONZE, Lancaster, Ohio
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I think your poem is AWESOME!!
freeperson DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 13 2013 at 10:27 am
freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
59 articles 0 photos 229 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?&quot; - Ara Weston

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OMG THANK U!!! that is the best comment ever no one has ever respected my poems before....
Jade.I.Am ELITE said...
on Jun. 12 2013 at 10:00 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
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&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

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This is beautiful. Words cannot describe how much I respect this poem :)
freeperson DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 7 2013 at 5:39 pm
freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?&quot; - Ara Weston

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the quote thing on the side is suppoosed to say nothing