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WHAT I MISSED

July 13, 2018
By ashfromflames SILVER, Ernakulam, Other
ashfromflames SILVER, Ernakulam, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Silly girl,<br /> your different was your beautiful<br /> all along<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Atticus


Running my hand through her soft hair was

What I did when I spent hours with her.

 

The dark hair fell in waves

Till her waist

Reminding me of the sea that

I always feared

How come I missed the clue?

That she could be fearsome and beautiful

All at once.

 

 

A perfect bun is what I tried, she would some days explain

But this is what came out of my entire try

She says, pointing at the messy bun.

Now I recognize with a chill

Like the hair that never stood at place

She had a soul chasing dreams

That can’t help but break

What stops her own race.

 

Her hair was black at the roots

Light brown at the ends

And a beautiful golden under the Rising Sun.

The black blending to brown.

Brown blending to golden.

 

Simply like her I must admit

Lines blurred and erased

Smudged and redrawn

A girl who lived life

On her own terms.

 

 

What I didn’t notice then

Is what I miss now.

Given that she’s all gone

 

Running my hand through her soft hair was

What I did when I spent hours with her…

Yet it’s humiliating to admit

How little I knew

How she was…

Or rather who she was.


The author's comments:

Previously I wrote about eyes and now about hair. can you notice a pattern? :)


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JOTZ said...
on Jul. 31 2018 at 7:04 am
JOTZ, Kochi, Other
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Cute......

nottellingu said...
on Jul. 30 2018 at 4:40 am
nottellingu, Xyz, Other
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😍😍😍

on Jul. 30 2018 at 4:30 am
imaginecrackers, Ernakulam, Other
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This is sooo beautiful

Beena said...
on Jul. 30 2018 at 2:04 am
Beena, London, Ontario
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Well written poem .
Continue with your inspiration