A/N: Hi everyone, I know it's been a while since I last updated, it seems I've been apologizing to you in all my updates but I truly am sorry. I'm slowly recovering, but recovering nonetheless. Thank you for sticking by and supporting me all this time! It means the world to me. I hope you like this poem. I'd have to say it's the greatest poem I've ever written and means a lot to me. I put my heart and soul and into so I hope it touches you somehow. So thank you for your love and support and without further ado, here is You Took A Girl by me lolol

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You Took a Girl

Dear, You

Maybe you don't want to hear it but I think you should know truth. I want you to know what you did.

There was a little 7 year old girl who saw a video in school about a man who went to sleep wearing a rope tie
around his neck because he was sad. 
Then she cried and thought hard wondering why it made her heart feel bad.

Then 12 years old, at her friend's birthday party she wanted to die because her heart hurt and she didn't want to or really know why. Her friend had a tree house with lots of rope swings,
so she slid her neck in one of the openings,
and stood at the top of the ladder. Poor little thing didn't know what she was doing, she just wanted the loneliness and sadness to end.
didn't want to play anymore, with the people who she called her friends; the ones who taunted her and yelled "Do it! Don't be chicken!"
And one girl pushed her and she fell
but a parent caught her just in time before anything could happen. 
For once she thought someone cared
But he didn't do anything except say he didn't want to be responsible for something bad happening.

So 5 years go, and every year things got worse; Mom and Dad were never proud and nothing she did was enough.
life at home was pretty rough
since it was all about tough...love.
She was compared and put down, discouraged and critiqued
because their standards were too specific and she was too unique.
She sunk deeper into darkness and everything turned black,  pure heart was poisoned and demons began to attack.
They called themselves Anxiety and Depression
and they ripped her apart and ate her inside out.
That 12 year old girl became a memory of repression
filled with fear and self doubt.
No one noticed her starting to slip away. Lying to everyone  and said she was okay.
She starved herself and worked out excessively because they told her she was ugly.
She believed she was useless, stupid and a nuisance because of what they said.
She'd look in the mirror and hate what she saw
she could only see her flaws.
She was scared of what people would think and didn't know who to trust,
because of a friend who threw her away for lust.
She had an obsession with chocolate and it grew when she found out it was an anti depressant,
thought it was better than pills she knew she would overdose on.
She hated everyone who thought she was weird, "psycho" and crazy
and never thought that maybe,
she was broken. 
She'd go to her room, scream, tremble, and cry every night, falling asleep with tears in her eyes.
and in that bedroom where all the secrets would hide
she tried to commit suicide... 3 times but she couldn't do it, scared death would hurt and felt like a wimp.
Anxiety and Depression, latching onto to her like a parasite to a host, and in a way they were. They sucked her dry of happiness and life, taking her will to live; so she'd live just trying to survive til the end of the day.
Anxiety and Depression were ruthless and beat her without mercy, she'd try hard fighting back but she had no one to help her tag team the terrible two.

But then... then, she had you.

You took a girl and stayed by her side, through thick and thin. You promised to always be there. You helped her through all her anxiety attacks and she knows that you won't admit
you were tired of dealing
with her shit.
But no matter what you stuck around and dealt with it.

You took a girl and hugged her when she'd hide in the bathroom and cry. You'd run once you heard she needed you and for that she's grateful. You were the first to ever hug her and wipe away her tears
then constantly deny her fears
and she's glad you put up with her for so many years.

You took a girl and made her feel loved, made her realize people actually cared. When she was sobbing in the bathroom and you found out it was because she wanted a blade, you sobbed for a girl that cut her skin. She cried even more because of the compassion you showed and it scared her to know someone knew about her strife
but was so touched someone cared about her life
that she'll never forget you're the reason, she put down her knife.

You took a girl and told her, her opinions matter and being passionate  is great. That it's good to have a fire burning in you and not to let anything put it out. You told her you valued her opinions and whether or not you were in support of them ,you just valued them and she could never understand why. You showed her she should speak her mind and people cared and wanted to know what she was thinking. You told her not to feel ashamed
she wasn't to blame
it wasn't her fault she and society didn't think the same.

You took a girl and noticed when she wasn't feeling great.
somehow you noticed she was feeling blue
and she worried she wasn't hiding it well but felt some relief that you knew
it confused her so much but she was glad she had you.

You took a girl and made her feel beautiful. You taught her it was ok to be different. You showed her she should be proud of herself for being unique. You told her to smile and hold her head higher and not care what people say
and every day
you made her realize she was beautiful in every way.

You took a girl and helped her with things she couldn't understand. Things that were supposed to be simple but Anxiety made it hard.
When everything would get to her and turn her mind upside down,
You made things easy by slowing it down;
and when she finally got it you made her wipe away that frown.

You took a girl and made her see she didn't need a man or anyone to say "I love you" to know she was loved. That hearing those three words were not something she should rely on
because pretty words could be lies
and you opened her eyes
to realize
actions speak louder that words.

You took a girl and taught her something important. You showed her it's ok to admit she's not fine and ask for help. You told her she didn't have to do everything alone. You said that carrying the pain with help wasn't weak
it was better for her to speak
and let people know
because she wasn't the only "freak".

You took a girl and got her to keep fighting. When she was on the verge of giving up, you tried hard and tipped the scale,
made her see that life was frail
and if she kept fighting, good would prevail.

To be honest, at times she hated you for reasons so stupid she couldn't comprehend. She hated you and wanted to push you away, because Depresssion told her you didn't care anyway. They said you hated her too and you wanted her gone. She would pinch herself and shake her head to make them leave and but they always stayed behind
and deadly thoughts would swirl in her mind
that even if she was free she'd always feel confined.

But you.

You were always there. Like the demons you wouldn't leave no matter what she did. You supported her, comforted her and and motivated her.
You helped her fight and helped her get strong. You hugged her tight when everything went wrong.
It was because of you she stayed longer. And if she shuts down and won't speak to you, she's really sorry but they tell her to.

You, with your kind words and the sweet things you'd say
how you'd wish her good morning and to have a great day.

You took a girl a saw the part of her that was broken but you didn't fix her. You just helped pick herself back up.

And maybe she's not cured but she's getting better.

And maybe, just maybe... you saved her life.

You did all these things... for her and she's grateful... I know because I watched through her eyes.

I was that little girl you took and saved.

So thank you.... for everything. And I mean it. Every smile, every hug, every tear, every word. It meant everything to me.
This is the first time I've ever said these words to anyone, not even myself,
but this time I know it's true...
I love you.

Sincerely, Me

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A/N (part 2! lol): This poem was inspired by some very great friends of mine who mean the world to me and I couldn't have asked for more. But! It's also dedicated to all of you lovely lovely readers! Thank you for making my day with your messages, comments and just plain being you! I'm sorry I haven't gotten to reply to some of your messages or have forgot to mention you, I don't remember all your usernames! (I'm forgetful!)

Here are some of the few I remember

Birdscape 

CaptainJLynn

KLionOfficial

RetroNick

I'm sorry if I forgot to mention you! It doesn't mean I love you any less I just have a bad memory... oops...

Thank you!!

All my love,
K-A. T