PAPER SILHOUETTES

• Samantha McDonald, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2007

She's battered in bruises, covered in scars
Been kicked to the ground and pushed around
Her red lips match the deep red wine Slathered on her skin
Elegance, so thin,
Passion like faded dusk
She’s in love with lust
Danger, she'll keep moving
To try and erase this memory
She pulled at her stitches
She pulled them too tight
Contorting her body, putting up a fight
There’s no more air
Flowing from her rose like lips
Broken pieces on the carpet
Half life between sips