Mistaken

Friend

Friends.
What would I do without them?
Watch my tears fall like a fountain.

Friends.
Trying to hold it together.
Say I look badass when I show up in leather.

Friends.
Always there when I need them.
Drawing on me with pen.

Friends.
Trapped in my horrible, unsafe mind.
Trying to help but they get hurt every time.

Friend.
Faith, struggling with depression.
I can't help her when it sets in.

Friend.
Cierra, doesn't know where she stands.
They think we're dating since we always hold hands.

Friend.
Ginger, hiding problems she doesn't mean to.
I think she's okay, but if not, what could I do?

Friend.
Desi, my cousin, struggling with fitting in.
Dyed her hair purple so she'd be her again.

Friend.
Julia, nothing like the rest of us.
I know deep down she's the same, numb.

Friend.
Megan, taking the control away from her parents.
Rebelling but she puts on a good girl appearance.

Friend.
Trever, missing his mom who left him at 5 months old.
Scratched up his arm to take his mind off of the cold.

Friend.
Kayla, buying dark clothes and more books.
Changing and ignoring everybody's looks.

Friend.
Macey, trying to appear normal in our shitty little school.
Trying too hard sometimes to be someone they think is cool.

Friend.
Rylee, living with her grandparents.
Her boyfriend lives in England, they won't be at any dances.

Friend.
Taylor, sits beside me in choir.
Listens to my shit because I'm just like her.

Friend.
Miracle, surviving because she's a fighter.
Drowns her sorrows in alcohol to feel lighter.