hidden words

there was a girl

there was a girl four and afraid 

awake all night while her mother partied

alone all day while her mother slept 

there was a girl six and angry

picked on and isolated 

pushed into rose bushes and feeling worthless

there was a girl eight and betrayed

her mother was behind bars

her mind began to imprison her also

there was a girl ten and proud

her little brother was born so she wasnt alone

but happiness never lasts

there was a girl twelve and broken

red lines formed and she confessed she was gay

people teased so she hid every true part of herself 

there was a girl fourteen and destroyed

endless weeks in hospitals but hiding hundreds of pills in her room

when tears formed everyone averted their eyes

there was a girl sixteen and alone

no place to call home

now she thinks why bother anymore