Megan

She is not strong

Because of the sarcastic wit

with which she speaks.

She is not strong

because of the sea foam eyes

that are a magnet to those around her.

She is not strong because she's...

Queen bee

Singing with a power in her voice.

Contrary to popular belief,

she is not strong because

she laughs off things that remind her

of the abandonment of a father who left,

or because when she coughs into a paper towel,

Then checking it for blood,

She jokes about the fact 

that with a simple case of mono,

she may literally cough up her lungs. 

No...

She is strong

Because

When we are alone

in our dorm at night

She cries,

for fear

That she is not.

My tenth or eleventh poem so far for my long-term Writing through Literature project. I'm writing a series of portrait poems. This one's about my best friend, Megan. God, I miss that bitch.

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