The girl no one knows...

by Jenn   Apr 24, 2012


Sunshine in the window,
Another bright sunny day!
A day she wants to wake up and say,
Hello to the world.

But she won't.

Shower dress,
Another flash back...
instant pain, but only a flicker.
Burying it quickly, before it eats her alive

It nibbles.

Smiles for all who she passes,
Sweet hellos and small talk.
Bright-eyed eager to hear,
Eager to feed off their happiness...

Tell me more.

Bouncing through the day,
Same routine.
The day comes to a close,
as the darkness emerges...

As does the girl no one knows...

In the car, going home it starts.
Flashes, moments long past.
But still present in mind,
She's going to be fine...

She thinks.

Home, where the real nightmare begins
The fight for her decaying sanity.
And with him also apparently...
Screaming from all sides

Inside and out.

Numb, mentally paralyzed,
She stands and just listens.
To him, to her mind...
Inner flame now extinguished.

She will not fight this.

Walking blindly,
Another closed door she's behind.
Alone at last! Some what...
One painful screaming match completed...

One to go.

Sitting in the corner,
Sorrowful words she writes.
Only way to deal with her life.
This constant mental fight...

Thoughts please be quiet.

Peaceful dreams are what she seeks,
As she lays down to go to sleep.
The girl the world loves will soon arise,
Happily wiping the sleep from her eyes.

© 2012 Jennifer Nobles
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  • 13 years ago

    by PETER EDWARDS

    A great poem Jenn. I do like this and the others you have written. So much feeling there and depth. Wow! A great write!

  • 13 years ago

    by Xanthe

    Okay.. You told me you wrote this last night.. did you have a few drinks? lol jk.. There are some typos:

    "Smiles for all who she pass's,"
    pass's--passes

    "Bright eyed eager to hear,"
    add a hyphen between bright and eyed.

    "Flash's, moments long past."
    flash's--flashes

    "Happily wiping the sleep from her eye's."
    eye's--eyes

    Put all that aside, you have here a beautifully-penned piece. I so envy you right now.. I stay up all night and don't come up with a masterpiece like this. I mean, the punctuation is well-placed, something you do expertly, with ease, making the reader read the piece with a great rhythm. The story---so captivating and mesmerizing!! Amazing write as always. 5/5 without a doubt :)

    -X

  • 13 years ago

    by Max

    This is beautiful but there is one small mistake in
    "Eager to feed off they're happiness..."
    they're should be their
    other than that its amazing in every way i personally like the flow and the word choice
    and the story of the poems i so emotional and sad and i love it too
    5/5 keep on the good work =)

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