Tongues

She lay in bed
With tears in her hair
Staining the sheets
Salting the air

As she mourns and screams
She dreams of a sun
The light to bring her
One, just one.





And as she lay, their tongues turn black
The lies they've told keep coming back




Poetry by gemma
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Written on 2009-06-26 at 04:06

Tags Lying  Bullying  Loneliness 

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liz munro The PoetBay support member heart!
GREAT opening stanza

~L.~
2009-06-26