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She Fell Asleep Weeping MAG

July 15, 2009
By LilyWriter GOLD, Atkins, Arkansas
LilyWriter GOLD, Atkins, Arkansas
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Favorite Quote:
"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." -Marilyn Monroe


Your little girl cut
Because your little girl cried
Alone at night when you thought she was sleeping,
Alone at night –
She fell asleep weeping.

Your little girl cut
Because some things were too hard to bear,
Alone when you thought she was studying,
Alone whenever –
She fell asleep weeping.

Your little girl cut
Because she couldn't take the hurt,
Alone and you thought she was cleaning,
Alone and instead she was bleeding –
She fell asleep weeping.

Your little girl cuts
Because your little girl needs,
Alone, she's numb and cold,
Alone, she can't take much more –
She fell asleep weeping.

Your little girl cuts
Because she wants control,
Alone and inside she's dying,
Alone, she's always crying –
She fell asleep weeping.

Your little girl cuts
And now you can't understand
Why your perfect daughter
Would take a razor in her hand,
Drag it across her skin,
But your little girl's not perfect …
She fell asleep weeping.

Your little girl's a cutter
Who needs your help,
She needs to feel loved,
Instead she feels alone …
She fell asleep weeping.

Your little girl cuts
Because she hurts inside,
You might not want to believe,
But it's true …
She fell asleep weeping.

Your little girl cuts
Because she feels empty,
She wishes you wanted to help,
But all you want to do is yell;
She fell asleep weeping.

Don't let me fall asleep feeling empty again,
Don't let me cry myself to sleep
Feeling alone again,
Please let me talk to you,
Please help me get through
The hurt
The pain
Your little girl's crying again …

She fell asleep weeping …


The author's comments:
Cutting is a horrible way of coping that teens actually do. It's not something to be ashamed of. What's to be ashamed of is if you can't talk to anyone about it.

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on Feb. 20 2011 at 3:32 pm
Live_Laugh_Love BRONZE, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
3 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
No matter how fast you run, how far you go, you can never escape the fate that's befallen upon you.

this is one of my favorite poems, it's amazing!!! it made me want to cry it sounds so true!! keep writing!!!!!!

on Feb. 3 2011 at 3:33 pm
nannyj08 BRONZE, Belmont, Maine
1 article 8 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't cry because its over, Smile because it happened!"

your poem, is the story of my life! I read this in the magazine, and I realized there where other people out there that felt the same. I took this poem home with me and hung it on my wall, it has been on my wall since last year, and still is. This poem is my favorite poem, it has a lot of meaning.

on Dec. 28 2009 at 2:15 pm
skittles BRONZE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game

this made me want to cry its amazing

on Dec. 12 2009 at 11:18 pm
Imaginitiveblonde7 SILVER, Williston, Vermont
6 articles 7 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To love is to live, and to live you must love."

this made me cry...

on Dec. 9 2009 at 8:27 am
Kayla Fitzgerald BRONZE, Easley, South Carolina
1 article 0 photos 1 comment
amazing poem.

on Dec. 8 2009 at 7:02 am
XxEmo_Gurl26xX BRONZE, Darien Center, New York
3 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;hahaha. (:&quot;<br /> &quot;I love you more than ever &amp;&amp; ever. &quot;<br /> &quot;Why does he love me when he doesn&#039;t, even though he tells me he cares &amp; misses me??&quot;

i love this... i'm like this in so many ways. :(

Suzie17 GOLD said...
on Dec. 7 2009 at 5:01 pm
Suzie17 GOLD, West Monroe, Louisiana
19 articles 0 photos 29 comments
Beautiful. I've had times in my life when I felt so alone and like there was no one who understood. It's nice to know that people like me, people who feel, are not alone.