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The Young Quiet Girl


The young quiet girl with baby blue eyes,

I see her in school,

I see how she hides,

But hides what I dont know.

 

The young quiet girl who never did speak,

I see her get bullied,

I watched her grow weak,

But how weak I didnt know.

 

The young quiet girl with her long black sleeves,

I see her get mocked,

I see her get teased,

But how much I'll never know.

 

The young quiet girl who wanted to die,

I see her get pushed,

I see her cry,

But how long I didn't know.

 

The young quiet girl who took her own life,

I didn't see it coming,

Didn't see her and that knife,

But how I do know.

 

The young quiet girl who is no more,

I saw all the signs,

I saw and ignored,

But why I'll never know.

 

The young quiet girl with bright green eyes,

I sit filled with guilt,

I sit and I cry,

And now I know why.

 

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Comments (6)

savigirl14
<P>please read some of my poems. they show how I hurt</P>
savigirl14
<P>I am the young quiet girl with baby blue eyes( even though my eyes are green) I have been bullied and teased all my life. I am so far off the edge, I don't know if I can find my way back. I just want someone to realize words hurt. Haven't my bullies had enough?</P>
jarjarbrinksss
<p>It's sad how people don't speak up... nice poem</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
054kathyl
<p>Very powerful, well written. &nbsp;</p>
054kathyl
<p>Very powerful, well written. &nbsp;</p>
054kathyl
<p>Very powerful, well written. &nbsp;</p>

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