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artificial happy

June 11, 2018
By this_unflower PLATINUM, Lincoln, Rhode Island
this_unflower PLATINUM, Lincoln, Rhode Island
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Favorite Quote:
i will never understand<br /> why you held me<br /> if you were afraid of warmth<br /> <br /> you should have known<br /> i was fire<br /> <br /> - Rupi Kaur , the sun and her flowers


Daddy sent her to therapy

but it didn't fix

the little girl

it just told her

what was wrong

They dismissed her

behavior

as teenage hormones.

She remembers.

"Maybe it's just an off week."

"She'll be better tomorrow."

"Nothing serious."

"Nothing some medicine won't fix."

"I'm promising, she'll be fine."

She needed love, I guess

one pill by mouth a day

for an artificial smile

is easier to prescribe.


The author's comments:

Cherry Blossom 9


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