Submissions by Banished_Angel

Memories.
The things that we all hold dear,
the things we wish to always remember,
or they could be the things we wish to forget-
lock them up like some bad dream that should
have never made it to the surface of
our minds.

All too well people soon forget-
forget the reason why they held
onto a certain event for so long.
Then there are the others who just
let their memories consume them-
they're no longer the people they
use to be.

And maybe that's when things start
to change for the worse.
Because, somewhere, in that...

A look in the mirror-
brushing my hair, taking silly pictures
or applying make up-
I see nothing but the hollow shell of a girl
that use to be.

The twinkle that once made her
green eyes so vibrant,
was now a dull and lifeless stare-
it was if the demons inside her destroyed
the life from her eyes.

The smile she used to have-
dimpled and bright-
now was only fake and forced-
only used to make the ones she loved
think she was okay and nothing was wrong.

Something is wrong,
Something is always wrong.

She...