A story about a girl

G-Kaphen

10. The age she learnt how to ride a bike.

Admittedly not very well, to this day she still doesn't know how to stop

But there was just something so liberating about the freedom of movement.

 

9. she had a lot of friends.

they would spend their time roaming the woods around their homes

And telling ghost stories.

To this day she still knows exactly what happened in them.

 

8. her best friend moved in

she wasn't much to look at,

and they didn't have a lot in common

But they're still best friends.

 

7. she spent her days with Barbie and video games

she was a force to be reckoned with where the gluckons where concerned

Because she knew every last secret that they kept.

 

6. she learnt that words can hurt

And that they feel like the feet that creates the bruises

The only problem was no one was listening.

 

5. her childhood was ripped apart,

she learnt things that children shouldn't learn yet

Like the police aren't always there to help

Even if you have a family

 

4. she was a ballerina

Inspired by her muse Angelina

she wanted to be the fastest twirler there

 

3. she was a performer

There wasn't a song that she wouldn't sing

As she danced on the coffee table

Infront of the window.

 

2. her fragile home became broken

Hospital trips became often

she moved to a different place.

 

1. she loves cake

More than anything in the world

Even music, which is very important to her

 

0. A mother spends 9 hours in a hospital bed

Tired, she looks down at the girl she is cradling in her arms

Unaware of anything to come

 

  • Author: G-Kaphen (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 29th, 2016 06:36
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 37
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  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    WOW what a great poem about a GIRL 0 to 10 written in reverse order captivating. Each age is a stage ! 0. Birth 1. Cake ! 2. Broken hone 3. Performing - singing - dancing 4. Ballerina ! 5. ABUSE ! 6. Harsh words and no one to listen 7. Barbie - video games and Glukcons (One of the leading Industrial Races in the ODDWORLD) growing up 8. Thanks GOD for BEST FRIENDS 9. Ghost Stories with (long lost) friends in the WOODS ! 10. OMG a BICYCLE ! When I got my first big bike the World seemed 10 times smaller - AWESOME. Love the content and form of the poem ! Can I ask a question ? How much is autobiographical ? (In 7. you say "She spent MY days .......... is that a clue ?) Thanks for caring and sharing - BRIAN

    • G-Kaphen

      That was a typo. I originally wrote it from my perspective because it's about me, and my life and my childhood but then I decided to write it as if I was writing about someone else so it's a bit more anonymous and not so extremely personal and so if someone I know sees it they don't get it's about me straight away

      • BRIAN & ANGELA

        Thanks GK - I understand ! However when I read it - it did read true and autobiographically. In essence it adds a dimension of reality ! BRIAN



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