Julianna McLeod (LaPlante) Poems

Apathy
Indifference. Insensitive.
Is this what the world is?
If I cared a little more,
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Just a young girl that still doesn’t
Understand her purpose in life.
In the world she thinks she is always judged,
And forever lies waiting under the knife.
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I can relate to Halloween,
It's dark and haunted like
How I struggled as a teen.
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I've overestimated my capabilities
And now I know I will be let down
By my own ambitions
Why, did I even try
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All of my change I spent on you
Which is kind of ironic since
You’re the one who should change
And you should pay for all the
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You hurt me more than a knife would
If it were stabbed in my heart, and
Ripped out of my chest, over and over
But I wouldn’t hurt you even if I could
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My heart is frangible
But it is always full

And each piece that breaks
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I see a light in the distance.
Shimmering, glimmering, its rays reaching out,
Almost as if calling for me.
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