Poems From the Heart

They Don't Understand

Call me quiet.
Call me shy.
Call me hurt,
but please don't pry.
  
I'm not a star.
I'm not great,
but that doesn't mean you should hate.

Life can be a pain.
Life can be a mess.
Life can make you feel as if you're dying of stress. 
  
I may smile.
I may laugh.
I may join your little dance.
  
That doesn't mean I'm not in pain.
That doesn't mean I don't feel ashamed.
It means I'm hurt and scared to tell.

I want to say it.
I want to scream,
But it's hard when people are mean.
  
They don't understand.
They don't even try.
That's why I use the night as a time to cry.
  
It's not a joke.
It's not a story.
It's real life in all it's pain and glory.