Gali

Gali

VT

13 years old

Posts

  • Mascara

    The brush

    Covered in the black ink

    Swiped at my eyelashes

    Made its mark

    On my face

    At least

    That's what it used to do

    Now it sits quietly

    In its spot

    Far away from reach

  • If we were

    If every girl

    Looked liked a boy

    Acted like a boy

    Was a boy

    Would we get farther

    In life

    Would we be respected

    If every woman

    Was a man

    Would we be valued

    Would we be able

  • We Are Your Legacy

    Dear leaders,

    You say you love us

    The children of your country

    But you do what is best

    For you

    Even though

    We are the future

    Of our country

    We are your legacy

    How can you expect us

  • Her Name Was May

    There was this girl

    With eyes the color

    Of the sky that fills

    Your childhood memories

    She had dirty blond hair

    Always in a braid

    A braid that held more flowers

    Then cherry blossom trees

  • Happy Medium

    I should be nice to look at

    Presentable

    Effortless 

    It shouldn’t look 

    Like I spend hours in the morning

    Getting ready

    Because that’s conceited

    And no one likes a girl

Loves

  • The Third Grader

    Raincoat like the petals of a sunflower hangs to her knees

    Glittery rainbow headband

    That only keeps half her hair back

    Shiny pink nails

    Strawberry boots

    Shy smile that makes you feel lucky you got to see it

  • Risky

    Life is like the marshmallow in the s’more

    First you have to take one out of the bag

    Then stab it on a stick

    If you do it wrong

    The marshmallow drops into eager flames

    You can start over

  • Ashes

    No one died

    right?

    I wasn't affected

    but I am affected.

    I know them

    their situation

    we're good friends

    but why is all of this happening in my lifetime?

    In our lifetimes?

  • They knew what could be

    The little girl sat in her swing

    blond curls the way they are before

    you grow up the everywhere I don't care

    it looks like my hair was woven from sunlight

    a throne for a flower crown.