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DragonMistress
Tracey C
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane

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Maybe

Maybe I'm wrong
Maybe she cries in the corner
Just to get the attention
She doesn't get at home
Tears streaming down her ashen face
As she tries to avoid the stares
From the teachers and fellow classmates

Maybe I'm wrong
Maybe she deserves the bruises
Perhaps they're punishment
From an overzealous parent
For a heinous act against
A younger sibling
Dark patches encircle her tired eyes

Maybe I'm wrong
Maybe the cuts on her wrists
Are done for pity
To get sympathy for the life
She never talks about
The pale scars litter her
Delicate limbs

Maybe I'm wrong
The crying
The bruises
The cuts
The scars
But I have one question

What if I'm right?

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Totem Comment by: Totem - 2006-12-19 18:42
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This is well done. Your imagery is expressive and you make the person come alive to the reader by envoking sympathy. Impressive piece.
Fouchega Comment by: Fouchega - 2006-09-03 23:29
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Great piece of writing! I love the way it all leads up to the last line - "What if I'm right?"

Gavin-
Comment by: - 2006-09-02 19:26
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You have written a sad poem here about someone in pain. I like how you make this girl into all our 'problem'. We should all think about these people we see in pain and try to help them. I agree with Min though. I do not have much experience with mutilators but I can see how this is used for attention like a child and maybe they should be helped as we would a child.

You have made me realise how important we all must act. Muchas gracias, Tracey.

Enrique
Min Comment by: Min - 2006-09-02 09:06
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Interesting poem. The self-mutilators I've come across have all been seeking attention, but often they were hiding other problems that they couldn't deal with on their own.
SombraMariposa Comment by: SombraMariposa - 2006-08-20 07:44
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I love this peom-very emotive etc. Although, Teri says she thinks all self-mutilators are attention-seeking...I have a small reply- what if they NEED the attention?
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