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Printed from https://shop.writing.com/main/books/entry_id/1049739
Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #2291016
A collection of my autobiographical poems
#1049739 added May 17, 2023 at 8:29pm
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Hidden Canvas
Hiding behind a screen,
behind a smile.

Bold.
Bright.
Cheerful.


But tainted memories
still taunt a little girl
who thinks she's fat.

"Ellenormous",
they jeer.
Kids are so fucking cruel.

That little girl never cried,
                                    never ran,
                                                   never hid.
She gave as good as she got,
and she forged her own path.

But somewhere deep inside,
she still believes
she'll never be
one of the pretty girls.


Free verse. Written 10 September 2015.

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