Little Girl Nothing

Little girl nothing
Nights spent alone
Nobody will love her
not sense her scars began to show

Little girl nothing
Hides behind the pain
Slowly closes her eyes
Hoping for happier days

Little girl changeling
A long shot from black
Hides away her pain
leaves it in her past

Angry drama queens
Shoved it in her face
Not to much longer
Until her transformation puts them in their place

New self now showing
Finding the hope within herself
Little girl nothing
she had nobody but herself

Little girl nothing
Turned away from the pain
She saved herself
That warm summer day

Author's Note

After you've done a thing the same way for two years, look it over carefully. After five years, look at it with suspicion. And after ten years, throw it away and start all over. ~Alfred Edward Perlman, New York Times, 3 July 1958

Reviews

[∂αʌ<..]

i would say one of your best poems ever...
beautiful...poignant...the right touch of melancholy...the right touch of hope also...
feelings..emotions...
you got all the exact ingredients in this poem!
and im the first one to review!!!
yet another poem in my favourite list!
^^

[Spookers]

It's different. Talking about how someone can change if they have the will to. Like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.

[I Am Svetlana]

We must go through life knowing that one day, we will realize that we don't need anyone but ourselves. In the end, we ourselves get ourselves through the day, others are just there to help us along the way...they don't do all the work though. Sure, people are able to talk us out of certain things that can help destroy us and we thank them for it, but they haven't completely saved us...we save ourselves by putting our trust in those people. This also shows a transformation of a girl trying to find her confidence after so long of being by herself...and standing up to the world around her to find her place where she belongs among them all.

[PrincessZeldaWannabe]

Really meaningful and I love the quotes! Great job! One of my favorites by you!

[CharlesMonroe]

I love this, it's beautiful, I love the ending. It's vivid and heartbreaking, but still so strong. Amazing (:

[☯]

Such a vivid and heartbreaking poem. I really think the way you worded and contained this is truly beautiful. I can feel the sadness and emotions, a girl with her head sunken down, afraid to look up. And, especially the last stanza:
Little girl nothing
Turned away from the pain
She saved herself
That warm summer day"
Strong, and touching. :)

[Lily Mae]

You did a great job with this Ali...perfect..x

[joshua deathdealer]

Great story in this one. Damn drama queens!! I hate them but I love the last two lines.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

I love the quote you used with this enlightening poem. Sometimes I stop......look around......and realize others have problems and hurts just like me. We should all do this more often.

[Short.Nerd]

Wonderful:)

[Kayla K]

Above all, this poem was so inspiring to me.

Little girl nothing turned away from the pain. She saved herself that warm summer day.

That last stanza just proves that it is possible to be your own hero.