Quiet Little Girl
Quiet little girl sitting on a couch pleads silently for love.
Your calloused fingers hear the silent sound
With less restraint than the cheap buttons on her blouse.
Her little heart beats echo loudly in her always quiet house.
You whisper promises to her you dare not tomorrow keep.
You smile at her not because you care,
But because you see she is weak.
You see innocence in her brown eyes
And you want to own a piece.
You quiet your near silent conscience with invented truth to hide your lies.
You kiss her quiet little mouth.
You leave stains on her once chaste heart.
And when the sun rises, you silently depart.
Quiet little girl lying on a couch is too afraid to breathe.
The ghosts of silent tears haunt her little cheeks.
She whispers promises to herself that she should have known you would not keep.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 08, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 797 |
Words | 148 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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