I hide myself from strangers near
I act like I am scared to death
In truth it's just because of fear
They may follow my parent's path
I hide myself from grown-ups most
I cry when I do something wrong
If they hit me like Mom would do
It would hurt like it did all along
I'm slightly shy when I'm in class
They could be bullies like the rest
Some nice, some mean, I talk much less
I just try to do my very best
I stand up to the bullies' stares
I ignore their remarks and think
I dismiss their insults with brave glares
Even though I am so weak
With my friends I'm just restrained
A bit reserved but I trust them
I try not to show them my pain
As I live my life as outcast then
But with my besties I laugh and smile
I tell them everything I know
They understand and empathize
Or make me happy with some jokes
With most I wear the mask of lies
Shoved on my face by pain and fear
With few I don't wear a disguise
They help me wipe away my tears
This is dedicated to
My best friends
Shaunie- who knows exactly what I'm going through, and can be serious but the rest of the time jokes around
Kenz- who just sort of understands, and helps me laugh my problems off with her ridiculous Monkey Doodle
And sort of Matt for just being completely awesome
'Cause when I lost one of my songs for band and I asked the percussionists, it
turns out he lost all three of his...
Neither of us should ever try to keep something extremely important...
And he's extremely helpful, and nice...
And I'm sure he'd find it no problem to cheer someone up
You guys all rock, hear me?
YOU ARE READING
Poems
PoetryI wrote these poems over a span of time where something in my life just didn't go right. Whether it was missing an old friend who I cared about and loved, or realizing that my new crush didn't (and probably never would) like me, each of these helped...