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Attention MAG
June 29, 2009
When she arrived,
her friends flocked around her,
a cloud of makeup and safety-pin piercings
she showed her wrists
proudly,
her hair dyed shades of tragic,
eyes circled dark.
Wore her diagnosis like an ID key card,
opening all the doors,
getting her into the right crowds.
And we rolled our eyes
at the self-absorption,
poked fun at the melodrama.
How absurd, we said, shaking our heads,
miming razors across skin,
laughing.
And I held firmly to the edges of my sleeves,
smiling, terrified,
trying to hide the Band-Aids.
© Christina C., Hopedale, MA
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This article has 33 comments.
torayy said...
on Jul. 14 2009 at 3:30 am
amazing.....its morbid and emotional and real....keep writing....
montreal132 SILVER said...
on Jul. 11 2009 at 8:02 pm
You really expressed how some people act. I have a friend like her. If this is how you feel, you might want to read the book "Burn" by Suzanne Phillips. The protagonist is a lot like the person who doesnt fit in.
xXFadedFlowerXx GOLD said...
on Jul. 7 2009 at 11:17 pm
All I can say is Wow, this is an amazing poem
LalaAkaLeilani4 said...
on Jul. 6 2009 at 4:31 am
I enjoy the type of poem where you don't find out the true meaning of the poem until the very end. Irony if I do say so myself is displayed very well here; keep up the good work.
If this piece is written out of self experience, I understand the emotion in all of this.
If this piece is written out of self experience, I understand the emotion in all of this.
milsivich said...
on Jul. 5 2009 at 7:34 pm
I love you!
eLiZaBeTh<3 said...
on Jul. 4 2009 at 3:04 am
Oh, this poem is just amazing! I love poems that end ironically, it communicates the real message that the author wants to send out, great job!
MariaMarie DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 30 2009 at 3:36 pm
Gave it a five. The mood it creates and the fact that even knowing she does it, she does it not for attention- the main character. I think it shows opposite reasons of why it's done and well.. I like the way you word with the twisted ending. Nice.
aznchickie said...
on Jun. 30 2009 at 5:37 am
I love it. It says so much. I hope you keep writing. It's a pretty awesome piece
caydence2013 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 29 2009 at 7:30 pm
amazing.
i really apprieciate you telling it