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The girl on the sidewalk
She sits as though she's scared to take up space
As if she feels that she's done something wrong
Shoulders hunched forward, in towards her chest
Knees pulled together, touching each other
She walks as though she's trying to hide from us
As if a serial killer lies round each bend
Her hood is pulled right down over her face
Steps small and stuttering, young and vulnerable
She sleeps as if she's worried she might not wake
As if she's scared to let herself lie down
Curled into a ball against the world
She hardly ever even sleeps at all.
She writes with a need to be heard at last
With pen: invincible. Without: invisible
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