She smiles and waves
As she comes your way
Cheerfulness radiating off
Like sunshine rays
She laughs with her friends
Her eyes twinkle and glisten
With her world O so bright
Happiness surely must not end
You even envied her once
Wished you had the life she was living
Stories escape from her lips
Of her glorious childhood days
She doesn't speak of the present
You ignore it anyway
She walks with you back home
Puts on another big smile
At your front door she says
"Bye, I'll see you in a while"
She walks straight to her home
Hesitates, then opens the door
Her mom isn't there
Well, she never really did care
Her mother's husband spots her
He's drunk, she can tell
A fist meets her face
And at impact her mask fell
"You aren't my daughter!
You're just a disgrace!"
She knows that already
Has been told every single day
She runs up to her room
Hopes there wouldn't be a bruise
Wouldn't want to show up
With a mark of abuse
Exhausted, she lies down
Thinks everything will be fine
Tomorrow she'll put back her mask
And fool the world with her smile
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Ink and Pen ~ A Collection of Poems
شِعرWithin these pages you shall see Verses made for you and me They tell a tale more often than not Some crush your soul, some melt your heart Discover tales of art and rhyme For poetry lives 'till the end of time ~Basically it's just a collection of (...
