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R.I.P.

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Did anyone notice that she winced if you raised your arm?
Did anyone notice that her eyes were wide with alarm?
Did anyone notice that she never looked you in the eye?
Did anyone notice that her voice was but a sigh?
Did anyone notice that her skin was always bruised?
Did anyone question whether she might be abused?
Did anyone question why she walked in obvious fear?
Did anyone question why one day she did not appear?
Did anyone recognize her face on the six-o’clock news?
Did anyone see her remains pulled from the river refuse?
Did anyone care that this quiet girl no longer exists?
No.  No one did. And she will never even be missed.
R.I.P.
Sometimes the invisible is in plain sight.


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:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Impact

You chose a hard subject, and the best thing about this piece is that you made it both respectful and accusing. And you managed to keep the over-the-top drama out of this.

I especially like the « quiet » girl part - it's true that we tend to see very few people in a group. And they do say the quiet ones do have their own stories to share.

As for the visual effect, I quite like it: always starting with « did anyone » emphasizes the fact it is an all known situation, more common than we'd like, but all the same never seen soon enough by those who can help. Always the same questions, always the same story, and still, it happens.
I would say you could have work a bit more with the third word of each line ( 5 notice, 3 question and then?) so as to create even more of a pattern or progression.

Overall, a very nice work <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=":) (Smile)"/>