Please don't ask me
how I am doing.
I have been brainwashed by them.
I will just tell you
that I am fine.
That's what I'm supposed to say.
The truth is I am anything but.
In this white-collar town
I am drowning in satin,
in words I am supposed to say
versus words the world
can never witness
leaving my lips.
I know which ones are true
and I know what I am supposed to say.
Those are two different things.
This world is so cruel.
My baggage is heavy
as I walk down the hall to class
one afternoon.
I broke the rules.
I opened up to a boy.
He flinches as I tell my story,
but wraps me in his arms.
I don't know what to do.
Tear myself apart more
or learn to heal?
So, I got worse
with every day
and every time
she told me to
'just be better'.
YOU ARE READING
Rays in the Dark
Short StoryA collection of stories and poems depicting people's lives as they struggle with love, mental illnesses, and the everyday battles that life throws their way.
