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"The Girl" by Ashley Niemiec

  • Writer: Grapevine West High
    Grapevine West High
  • Jan 14, 2025
  • 1 min read

Updated: Feb 12, 2025

Poetry - Grapevine, Winter 24/25 Issue


I would never like a girl

But I can recognize her airy laugh 

Amid the chaos, it grips its hand around my neck

Suffocating me in its carefree attitude


I would never kiss a girl

But her lips glisten in the sun

Freshly bitten cherry gloss

Entices me mockingly 


I would never date a girl

But her touch steals my air, burning my lungs

Commanding my thoughts

As it condemns my ideology


I walk away and lock my doors

But in the dark, she sneaks in

Trapping me under her calculated stare

Her breath caressing my skin tantalizingly


She is more than just a girl 

She is a wildflower waltzing in the breeze

Pure as her first steps

Untainted by the world, untarnished by me


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