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Angela

March 9, 2011
By Anonymous

That pale little hand being led to the bedroom
Those corduroy jeans being tossed to the floor
That innocent smile as he leans in to kiss her
The green of her eyes as they lay down for more
The very same eyes I caught reading Harry Potter past their bedtime.

Those bouncy red curls flattened against the bedspread
Twisted and tangled and coated in gel
Those delicate hands exploring his body
Those tiny girl’s hands, that I knew so well
The very same that shook me awake year after year on Christmas morning.

What happened to the little princess?
The cross country runner?
The sweet baby girl?

The science fair champion:
Arching her back and closing her eyes
gasping and panting and
pulling him closer
To the body I held in the hospital.

The clumsy ballerina:
Being rocked back and forth
Going limp with pleasure
Sighing satisfied
With the voice that asked me for a later bed time.

My rosy cheeked child who loved musical theatre
and wore purple sweaters
is gone.

The author's comments:
A few weeks ago my best friend and I were sitting at her kitchen table just like we do every Tuesday after school and before play practice. Out of nowhere her mother burst into the kitchen holding the bottle of birth control pills that my friend had been taking behind her back. She didn't yell at my friend for hiding the fact that she'd been having sex from her, nor did she break into tears. She just stared at her daughter for the longest time with this penetrating expression on her face. For days it haunted me it was confused, wounded--indescribable. The pain I found in her eyes was my inspired this poem.

Note: The poem is entitled 'Angela' after the woman who's face inspired me. This name has been changed to protect her identity, and that of my friend.
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i really like this! but u wanna know a really good poem? check out old dusty flag! its an amazing poem
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Wow, you put a lot of emotion into this poem. I liked how you described the girl and everything she did, and it just adds to the emotion.

You did a great job with this poem! Keep it up! :)

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oh.my.gosh. simply amazing! it does make me wonder how old you are though. my gosh that was amazing.
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This is beautiful. You really made me feel what a mother who find out her teen girl is sexually active probably feels like. I'd love to see more of your work!! :]
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Oh my gosh, that actually made me tear. You can just imagine what the mother was feeling, it's so unbeleivable how wonderfully youc aught the mother's emotions. =(
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Gorgeous. I keep coming across so many great poems here, and I'm moved with every new one. Thanks for being a part of that. I hope maybe some day I can join you in providing that feeling. In the meantime, this was wonderful.
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This is good, and as a teenage girl I can relate to watching people that I grew up with turn into new entities entirely. I think lots of people can. If anyone has time, could they please check out my work?
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Oh my gosh.
I read this a few hours ago and still have goosebumps. I've forwarded it to all my friends.
Amazing.
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Wow amazing poem very powerful

no wonder its rated the best

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that was an inspiring poem. its poems like this who make people relize that everything in life isn't perfect. nice job
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WOW. This is a wonderful poem about a very real topic! I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!
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omg ur imaculate gave me goose bumps this is my favorite piece ever!!!!
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This is absolutely terrific! It really hits deep, especially now that a lot of our friends have changed for the worst in high school....
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That was incredible. Like, sit speechless infront of the computer for a moment thinking, "Wow" incredible. Keep writing! I love the contradictions in here between "daughter" and "woman." Beautiful work!
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wow. that was really, and truly breathtaking. fantastic job.