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The Girl in Red

February 27, 2013
By Sparrow GOLD, Englewood, Tennessee
Sparrow GOLD, Englewood, Tennessee
16 articles 5 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.<br /> - Leonardo da Vinci


The girl in red once has said
That she can read people’s minds
That their true pain is what she finds
I asked how she could see such signs
She replied “it’s like reading between the lines”

The girl in red once took my hand and lead
Me through the crowds of pedestrians
She pointed out some as “the Heart-Strains”
I asked why she came up with such names
She answers “they don’t follow their dreams”

The girl in red once let her tears shed
And held on to me so tight
She said that no one ever uses sight
I asked her why that would be right
She cried “because then they’ll see the light”

The girl in red looked less fed
Her eyes looking more sunken in
Her body looking more frail and thin
I asked her how this happened
She whispered “this is my end”

The girl in red now lies in a bed
Made of silk and filled with roses
New beginnings is what her death proposes
I asked questions of how’s and why’s
She taught me the importance of lives


The author's comments:
This poem, incase you don't know, is about a girl who has a disease that cuts her life short. So she watches people with 'me' and shows how people waste their life while hers is running out. Hope you guys like it.

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Sparrow GOLD said...
on Mar. 6 2013 at 8:27 pm
Sparrow GOLD, Englewood, Tennessee
16 articles 5 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.<br /> - Leonardo da Vinci

Thank you :)

on Mar. 6 2013 at 7:33 pm
Rebel21 PLATINUM, St. Catharines, Other
20 articles 0 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame,<br /> Where there is a flame someone&#039;s bound to get burned.<br /> Just because it burns doesn&#039;t mean you&#039;re gonna die,<br /> You&#039;ve got to get up and try.

This is now one of my favourite poems on teenink. This is incredible.

on Mar. 6 2013 at 7:32 pm
Rebel21 PLATINUM, St. Catharines, Other
20 articles 0 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame,<br /> Where there is a flame someone&#039;s bound to get burned.<br /> Just because it burns doesn&#039;t mean you&#039;re gonna die,<br /> You&#039;ve got to get up and try.

This is absolutely incredible and I completely agree with you that people should be so much thankful than they are now. Breath taking poem, show this to so many more people and inspire them like you have inspired me:)