Shadows Into Light

Good Girls Get Nothing

They always say

if you follow the rules

you get rewarded.

They always say

do your homework

get good grades

and be a good friend

I've done all of this,

so why am I punished?

I follow the rules

while my friends disregard them

and I get punished

doing things I hate

while they get off scot-free

I get good grades

put my heart and soul into it

all I get is a pat on the back

and a "you will do good in the future."

Why not now?

I try my hardest

and I'm pushed down.

They say you are improving,

but why am I declining instead?

I am a good friend,

I'm there for all of them

so why am I bullied

by my friends?

My self confidence is gone,

my work patterns are getting harder

my life seems useless

and they always say

"You're doing fine - you have nothing to worry about."

"So many people have a harder life than you."

"Stop complaining."

"Stop beating yourself up."

"You're pretty, stop saying you aren't."

"You care too much."

"Stop."

The only thing I learn

from life is:

good girls get nothing.