Not pretty enough to be noticed,
not ugly, just plain.
Brown hair dyed and bleached,
no one dares to ask.
Thoughts of scars cross her mind,
invisible across her stomach,
just waiting to happen,
until the moment's right.
She pretends not to care,
pretends its alright,
who'd think pretending became her life?
No brave soul,
courageous enough to ask,
ever crossed her path.
No one knew anything was wrong,
until she was gone.
They proceeded to ask,
proceeded to blame.
Questioning why then? Why her?
But some things turned up,
in her handwriting.
A note, a poem, a letter.
A note to her family,
saying she was sorry
that it had to end this way.
A poem to the world,
saying she was sorry,
for leaving it so soon.
A letter to be read at school.
Ask, it said.
Truly ask.
Ask when something seems off.
Ask when it seems right to ask.
Ask when everything seems fine,
because it's usally not.
At the end of the assembly,
one brave soul stood up.
Everyone knew him,
he was king of the school.
"Once I asked,
once I saved her life.
I didn't know who she was.
I didn't know her name.
We were both online,
on some site.
I asked how her life was, if all was right,
and it turned out,
not much was.
She was tired of being unnoticed,
tired to the core.
She was going to find some asprin,
said she wad going to be all right.
Said she had a headache,
she came back and had 8 in her hand.
Video had suddenly come on,
and I realized it was her,
the one from school.
I had noticed her before,
Noticed in the halls,
when no one payed attention.
I told her not to take all 8,
surely some one had noticed.
Right then,
someone came on screen,
yelling her name.
She had only taken 2,
the others left scattered nearby.
She forgot about the computer in the chaos,
and I said 'Don't take the rest.
I noticed, did I not?'
I ended the conversation.
I cared, though she didn't know.
Time passed,
and I realized I had to go.
I signed off.
She must not have taken all 8,
she was there the next day.
I was about to ask,
when the bell rang.
She hurried to class,
and I gave it up until today.
I wish I would have asked that day."
