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R.I.P To The Girl Who Gave a Fuck

My entry for the After It’s Gone challenge

By Sara WilsonPublished about 15 hours ago 1 min read

Her death came slowly through the years

a folding of her frame

To fit within the narrow halls

and answer to her name

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She learned to be the furniture

the rug beneath their feet

To make the bitter air of home

taste excruciatingly sweet

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She left, not in a hurricane

She faded out like light

Leaving ghosts within the hallway

who now refuse to fight

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I find her in the kitchen air

in shadows on the floor

Waiting for an argument

to walk through every door

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She wore the weight of family doubt

like wool in summer heat

While swallowing the razorblades

to keep the record neat

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She didn't just forgive the blow

She scrubbed away the stain

And built a bridge made of her tears

to carry someone else's pain

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Forced to be the bigger person then

She one day grew too tall

She vanished from the hell fire

and wouldn't speak at all

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The fixer with the broken hands

who apologized for rain

and offered up her quiet pulse

to soothe a family's vein

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Now loss has finally settled in

It changed shape with the years

It's found in every steady breath

that isn't choked by fears

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I feel her phantom limbs reach out

to mend a bridge long burned

To trade away her hard-earned peace

for lessons already learned

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I mourn the way she saw the world

I mourn her quiet grace

Searching for a spark of hope

in every broken place

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I miss the simple martyrdom

the hollow, holy glow

But you cannot keep a fire lit

by letting yourself go

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The tools lay rusted in the grass

The family tree begins to lean

And finally, the roots reveal

what no one wanted seen

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I leave her with the weighted heart

of words she never said

and walk away from the family

that used her for her blood

Elegy

About the Creator

Sara Wilson

I love Ugly Things.

I try and be active AND interactive.

I write... whatever I feel.

Sometimes it's happy.. sometimes it isn't. But it's real. And it's me.

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  • Tim Carmichaelabout 3 hours ago

    Beautiful elegy, I agree with Tiffany, this is a winner.

  • Rachel Robbinsabout 4 hours ago

    Love this line I feel her phantom limbs reach out to mend a bridge long burned So evocative, full of a misplaced yearning. ❤️

  • Calvin Londonabout 9 hours ago

    Great stuff, Sara. Deep and meaningful words, elegantly expressed with that irresistible thyme.

  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout 12 hours ago

    That was so poignant but so sharp at the same time. Loved it!

  • Andrea Corwin about 12 hours ago

    Super deep and personal - well done and insightful. She remembers and misses some of it, but immediately realizes: But you cannot keep a fire lit by letting yourself go. Lots of great lines in this!!

  • Lamar Wigginsabout 12 hours ago

    This is fire! 🔥🔥🔥 Your rhymes never disappoint.

  • A. J. Schoenfeldabout 13 hours ago

    Beautifully written. I loved the line "forced to be the bigger person and then one day she grew too tall." I could picture her bent with the weight of all she's carried and then standing up straight and suddenly appearing twice the size she once was.

  • Tiffany Gordonabout 15 hours ago

    WOW! Stunning work! This is a winner Cappie Queen! Go gurl! 🫶🏾💕💪🏾

  • G. A. Boteroabout 15 hours ago

    Incredible. I can picture the feelings in this piece. It's powerfully direct but leaves the room to get in there with my own references.

  • Raymond G. Taylorabout 15 hours ago

    "bridge made of her tears..." so powerful and evocative

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