Katrina Lusk Poems

I sit in the hallway,
my body shaking.
All the while,
my mind is contemplating.
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We all endure troubles in this life,
but we move on.
Knowing that there will be strife,
some things are bound to go wrong.
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It happens to 1 out of 3
high school students.
Like a bad dream
they don't expect to go through it.
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My mind is a river, my thoughts are its bed.
Made up of words left unsaid.
Flowing across the land,
this river carries so much pollution and debris.
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I'm a girl with glasses,
the one they call a freak.
I'm a girl who never smiles,
'cause I've got brace on my teeth.
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A sister is someone to look up to
she gives you the strength to stand,
even when you're feeling blue.
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Is it hard to look at yourself
to accept how flaws can be painstaking.
Is it hard to the look in the mirror
and see yourself reflecting.
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Picking up the scissors, I gazed at my scars.
This began the cycle of my self- harm.
Slitting my wrist, and pricking my thighs.
My skin reflected, the dark mood I felt inside.
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She walks through the hallway,
holding her wrists.
Hoping and praying,
no one will see her like this.
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Mommy hugs.
Daddy hugs.
And Grandma hugs too.
Little hugs and big hugs.
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