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Stone cold

February 24, 2022
By gparks25 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
gparks25 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”<br /> ― H.P. Lovecraft


I’m cold

So very cold

I have been called that again and again

By all the important people in my life

They say I am a block of ice


A tall, wide, freezing cold block

Yet why does that have to do with anything

I’ll find someone who can turn me into something they love

But time and time again that seems to be an issue

 

They say I am too brittle 

They say I am too stiff

They say I am too broad

They say I am too emaciated

They say I am too cold

 

Yet they say I melt too quickly and fall apart 

No matter what I do to change myself into something that someone wants 

No matter if I change the way I look


Whether I lose or gain weight

Whether I completely destroy myself and rebuild from scratch

The same thing comes up again and again

I simply have too many problems that no one can handle

 

Why can’t I be loved?

Why can’t I have a love like Galatea? 

Pygmalion sculpted her and loved her so that Venus herself brought her to life

Why can I not be like her


She’s smooth, beautiful, expertly designed marble 

With hints of white, grey and rich gold

Yet I am just a plain disgusting block of ice

 

Whoever said that even blocks of ice can be chiseled into something beautiful

Obviously never met someone like me

Not everyone can find beauty 


Maybe I should just melt away into a murky, grey puddle on the sidewalk after

An April storm so maybe someone could love me


Even if it’s just the worms


The author's comments:

Having too many flaws or unfavorable traits can make it hard, even impossible, for someone to truly accept you for who you are.


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Afra ELITE said...
on Mar. 9 2022 at 5:01 am
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

Wow!!! This is really beautiful!!! It's your perfect version of Demi Lovato!!! Nice work writing it!!! ♡♡♡