A Story In Red

by HiddenScars   Mar 27, 2014


I paint on this canvas,
A story in red.
Of a life cut too short,
By the darkness that shed.

That smile that hid,
All the pain inside.
Finally faded,
She had no place to hide.

Those scars you see,
Or the bruises always there.
Aren't what you think,
Everything was too much to bear

When she looks in the mirror,
She sees what's inside,
The hurt and pain
That will never subside.

This story on this canvas
Is painted with blood
Of the life cut too short
She was buried in mud.

It was 7 years ago,
When she first got called fat
That's what started everything
Those scratches from the cat.

Drowning in meds
To keep her sane
Everybody hated her
They thought she was vain.

She went through school
With constant reminders
That she wasn't good enough
All the haters were blinders.

Nobody saw inside
How innocent she was
So she couldn't take it anymore
They tried to cover it in gauze

Cover the cuts
That were bleeding profound
But it was too late
She fell to the ground

I paint on this canvas,
A story in read
Of a life cut too short,
By the darkness that shed.

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  • 10 years ago

    by Jamparnell

    Wow...
    that was deep, dark, and wonderful.

  • 10 years ago

    by Trinity Heart

    I really like this poem I really do it shows so much sadness and I have a friend who died she cutted because she thought she wasn't good enough so I know part of this poem it really touches the heart good job!

    -Onyx

  • 10 years ago

    by Sarah

    Wow! phenomenal! It made me cry.

  • 10 years ago

    by Beautiful Soul

    I really liked the title here because you write it about the poem in general. You did a great job with your rhyming. It flows so very smoothly and flawlessly. Thelines tell a real story. I didn't really see any flaws either so well done for that. Now to the poem as a whole:

    I believe this poem is about a girl who as finally lost all of her strength inside and out. You started out so strong here as well. You took the ending and made it the beginning. Which I love because it tells what you have done and then you talk about why it happened. The imagery is sad but each stanza you paint a great picture. When you are hurt sometimes life is way too much to bare and you use negative ways to cope. It seems like here with other people this person is doubting her self. And that makes it so much worse. Each stanza this person seems to be more and more depressed until the end where she finally ends it. I again love how you repeated the stanzas. You end your life and the last stanza wraps it all up. Beautiful write

  • 10 years ago

    by CathyButterflyJC

    Wow this is so beautiful like it just took my brath away, supreme job, i cant wait to read what you have next to share :)!!!

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