Her knobby knees
Peeks through
Her short skirt
Her legs decorated
With black and blues
And he kisses them
As she cries
And he tells her stories
Of knights and damsel's in distresses
Who have suffered just as much as she
And with a sniffle and the crackle of a band-aid
Everything is fixed.
xxx
Talia
I am desperate for love
But boys don't like girls
Who have dirt underneath their fingernail
And stubble on their legs
Boys don't like girls
Who adorn fat cheeks
And have small gaps in between their two front teeth
Boys don't like girls
Who cry when someone touches them softly
And those who don't ever want to wake up in the morning, fearing what the day might bring
Boys don't like girls
That are like me.
It is that simple.
The cancer is eating her alive
She is becoming so cruel
Letting any foul words fall out of her mouth
Not even bothering biting her tongue
And I cry until my throat is sore and my eyes are red
The sad part is
It was not even for her
But because of her
How selfish am I.
Her translucent eyelids
Fluttered to a close
Exposing the veins that traveled through them
And he kissed each eye diligently
His lips soft as they whispered I love you
And he promised her that day
That he would never hurt her again
As he stroked the forming black and blue on her cheekbone
And so she let him lay with her in bed
And hold onto her
Until he cried enough for the both of them.
And my little sister is so happy
Even when her friends are swimming on a hot summer day
And don't invite her to do so with them
She still smiles
Her bottom teeth crooked
And it makes me want to cry
Oh what a world
What a world we live in.