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andrea
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she is the braided-head girl with
a freckled face who's reenacting her
favorite movie on the coffee table
wishing with all her heart that
she, too, could venture to the magical
other side of the rainbow she sees
into a world of color & grace
but, she has no ruby slippers to
click & transport her there only
red handprints left from spilled milk
she is a wandering dreamer
with wispy hair & clouds in her eyes
she's passionate about everything
all the while, deep down,
she's wondering
if all her fuel is helping the fire
meanings & consequences flow easily
from her mind & still the reason
for her own grief is yet to be found
she is the young girl who mistakes
sex for the magic of making love
abuse & being taken advantage of a sign
of other's affection & acceptance
she cries herself to sleep, ashamed
but knowing it will never be possible
to wipe away all she's done & be clean
saying 'yes' to the boys because of
the one man she couldn't say 'no' to
she is the risktaker
an ever present source of energy
she commands her companions
to brush the angels off their shoulders
& jump in without testing the waters
prodding them towards the fire with a
pitchfork in hand & a smile on her face
she is an inhibited ice queen
stopping for no one's cries &
caring only for herself
she's completely safe that way
others do not dare touch her
hand of ruthlessness
walking into a room, there's
a bubble of space around her
for many fear penetrating it would
render them as cold &
utterly heartless as she happily is
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