I guess this is based on a movie? I dont know, its a first in a while.
She had a perfect life;
She had a loving family,
She had the greatest friends,
That could ever be.
She’d seen so many things,
She’d traveled the world,
She was never deprived,
They thought she was the perfect girl.
She got all the top marks,
She had the perfect score,
She had everything she could wish,
She couldn’t ask for more.
But something deep inside,
Made her think it wasn’t real,
Something cut off her senses,
No longer did she feel.
Like the girl they all knew and loved,
Like who they wanted her to be,
So frustrated with the expectations,
Oh why couldn’t they see!
She was the one who always seemed so smart,
She was the one who always seemed so kind,
She was the one who always seemed to be perfect,
She was the one they never expected to find
(Doing anything wrong...)
She was the one who never broke the rules,
She was the one who had perfect life,
She was the one who broke down worst of all,
She was the one who finally reached for the knife.
They wanted her to be perfect,
Some unnaturally flawless being,
All her resentment,
Began to cloud her seeing.
Why couldn’t they understand?
Why must they make a big deal,
When a flaw was unearthed,
When a mistake was revealed.
Suffering under the pressure,
She always felt like crying,
Eventually it got to the point,
Where she gave up trying.
What was the point in living,
If she couldn’t be,
Perfect like she thought they wanted,
Oh if she’d only seen.
That they loved her truly,
That they thought as she was she was great,
But by the time they thought to tell her,
It already was too late.
She was the one who always seemed so smart,
She was the one who always seemed so kind,
She was the one who always seemed to be perfect,
She was the one they never expected to find
(Doing anything wrong...)
She was the one who never broke the rules,
She was the one who had the perfect life,
She was the one who broke down worst of all,
She was the one who finally reached for the knife.
When she finally broke apart,
She crashed down like a plate,
And they never noticed,
Until it was too late.
Now she’s gone forever,
Now they finally see,
The truth about perfection,
And how dangerous it can be.
She was the one who always seemed alright,
She was the one who always seemed so fine,
She was the one who always seemed to be perfect,
They were the ones who’d been wrong the entire time.
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Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on January 19, 2004
Insightful and with a powerful message. Great write!
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Heartfelt and heartbreaking write. Well done in it's (her) entirity. Lisa