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can't reach out

October 20, 2011
By shh.prep.princess11110 SILVER, Hamburg, New York
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I want to help her
The scars are obvious
Tears stain her face
I reach for her but the glass
Is in my way
Why is my reflection so hard to take
Can’t reach out
Can’t reach out
To that girl in my mirror

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i wrote this while iwas suffering from depression and unable to help myself.
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NailingAfakeGinger said...
on Oct. 24 2011 at 5:54 pm
Absolutely beautiful. Your a wonderful poet