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The Year of the Populars
The year She became
Popular
Was amazing
She wore cute,
Flashy,
Attention-grabbing clothes
Makeup circled Her eyes
People turned to
Stare
She grew into Her body.
Loooooooooong legs
Strutting on Her personal
Runway
The school was Her
Castle
"Mine
All mine."
That's when everything
Changed
Foul words
Splattered the once
Hallowed ground
Anger and jealousy
Plagued the land.
The Populars
Turned away
Because of old friends.
An old life,
That didn't meet their standards
An old life still clung to Her,
Desperate.
She cut them off,
Severed all ties.
She broke
Best friends
Glasses, then
Pointed and laughed.
Hurt,
Defeated,
Best friend retreated,
Deep into
Herself.
Best friend cried
And She was not there.
Best friend was as
Silent
As a shadow,
Which is what Best friend had become.
She never noticed.
She simply laughed, and
Remembered
With disdain those days,
Wasted with
Best friend and books and nerd talk.
Days which could have been spent
Flirting, the most important thing in Her life,
Or shopping, the second most important thing .
She never saw
The sun
But she knew
When the rain came.
The sun never shone
On Best friend.
Best friend simply cried,
And no one held her,
Or told her she would be
Okay.
Best friend found
People
They gave her things,
Things
That made her happy.
Best friend hadn't felt
Happy
In a long time.
Best friend liked these
People
They laughed at her,
And made things okay.
They gave her things,
Things
That made her
Forget.
Best friend liked to
Forget.
When the rain came
So did she.
Pregnant
With some guys baby
That she met at a
Party.
She was no longer
Pretty
She was
Petty.
She lost everything,
And gained
Nothing.
Best friend looked
Down
In disgust and told Her
"No."
She cried on her knees
Best friend was
Unforgiving,
Uncaring,
"You deserve
Everything
You get."
Best friends hair was
Black,
When did it become
Black?
Her hair is blonde,
It was brown before.
She cried
Best friend
Pointed and laughed.
She went home,
Tired and hated.
No one
Was there.
She cried but
Best friend wasn't there to
Hold her, to
Tell her everything is okay.
She tested the belt,
Good and strong.
Lacing it to her shelf,
She hung herself,
Like a twirling
Christmas ornament.
Best friend was at a
Party.
Not the good kind.
Best friend saw
Colors,
Swirls,
Music.
And she was
Happy
Forgetting
Until Best friend realized
She was there,
Looking like her old self
They were in two
Separate places
But together.
The
Druggie
And
The Popular.
Doing stupid things
Like old times
That end
Badly
But together.
She was
Discovered
Almost immediately,
And everyone was Her
best friend again.
No one was surprised at
Best friends death,
And no one pretended
To care.
From high above
Her and Best friend
Watched
And patted the seat
Beside them,
Sweating and waiting
For those others
Who had
No idea
What awaited them.
They pointed and laughed
While Hells fire
Burned
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