Little Girl
Location
Little girl 6 years old
Neglected and ignored
Tries to raise the newborn infant
And grow up on her own
Little girl 7 years old
Screams for someone to listen
Lost inside herself
She curls in a ball and cries
Little girl 8 years old
Used to being lonely
Never had many people in her corner
Is alone once more
Little girl 11 years old
With cuts on her wrists and thighs
The night is young and so is she
But she is wanting to die
Little girl 12 years old
So lost and naïve
Clings to what little hope is left
Always left with nothing
Little girl 13 years old
Has learned to smile despite the pain
Her birthday ended with being told to jump off a cliff
She lays in bed crying and sadly taking it into consideration
Little girl 14 years old
Holds her head in her hands
Blood cascades down her wrists
As she prays to God her friend isn’t dead
Little girl 15 years old
Left out in the cold on Christmas night
The cuts are deeper than usual
This time she tried to end her life
Little girl 16 years old
For once in her life has friends
She holds on tight to the love she has found
She lets go of the past
Little girl 17 years old
Knew it was too good to be true
Has lost almost everyone she holds dear
Most days she wonders why she is still here
Little girl almost 18
Hasn’t changed all that much
Still lonely and without a soul by her side
Her wrists still frequently bleed
And the hollow feeling she experiences is almost comforting
She clings to hope because it is all she has left
Without it she would have died
She has hope for the future that soon enough things will change
One day she wants to be a singer and writer and help those who have felt the same way
But until then
She buries her face in her hands
As the blood flows down her arms and thighs as she cries