That Girl

Do you see that girl? The one with short hair The one with a smile on her face It’s an act There she goes bouncy and bubbly People all around holding onto what she says No matter where she is she has friends But it’s an act She is tough, and laughs at bullies She is always there for her friends Nothing harmful can touch her But it’s a act She is brave Never leaves a friend alone Never cowers from danger but takes the world on But it’s an act Do you want to see who she really is? This girl is a coward She doesn’t do want she wants She is a slave to what others want The smile this girl wears It is as thin as paper And behind that paper is frown Behind those eyes sparkling in the light? Those are tears, just waiting to fall down In her head she doesn’t hear her friends But other voices Insulting her, teasing her She laughs at bullies unaffected Because nothing they say is worse than her voices inside She is always there for her friends Protecting them Being there for them Its because she doesn’t want them to deal with what she deals with One day she hopes that she will smile from the inside She will be her own person This girl will not be a slave but will be free There will be no voices and she will be truly happy But until then she will just have to wait