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The Girl of Skin and Bone

February 9, 2011
By tracingxconstellations SILVER, Mechanicsville, Maryland
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tracingxconstellations SILVER, Mechanicsville, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.

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There she is;
the girl of skin and bone.
Standing there all alone.

She looks into the mirror;
Disgusted at the reflection looking back.
She's ready to crack.

The tears fall;
like razor blades.
Her confidence quickly fades.

To the world she's beautiful;
inside and out.
Losing weight is all she's worried about.

Growing weaker each day;
lack of food will be her downfall.
Soon she'll no longer stand tall.

Starve yourself to be 'perfect';
what a morbid thing to do.
What truly matters is what's inside of you.

© Krystal B., Bloomingdale, IL

The author's comments:
I wrote this because everywhere I look, I see girls talking about wanting to be thinner, skinny, pretty, etc, and they don't realize that they are beautiful already.
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secrets_of_silence GOLD said...
on Aug. 2 2011 at 5:03 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
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life had i loved the more<br /> had it but passed away<br /> as quietly as the day<br /> ebbs from the darkening star.<br /> <br /> <br /> -emanuel litvinoff

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so so so so very true
MumblingMelanie DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 1 2011 at 6:24 pm
MumblingMelanie DIAMOND, Jackson, Missouri
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I truly like it. It's not necessarily an uncommon message, but one that needs to be told until the world understands.

And your "Author's Comment" is very sweet. :) Thank you for writing this!