You think you know me
But you know nothing.
Nothing about the person
Whom I really am inside.
The person who through
That smile is gritting their
Teeth wishing you would
Just go away and leave me.
Just because I may be standing
Amongst the crowd of laughter
Doesn't mean I'm happy or even
Enjoying one minute of my life.
Just because I'm always alone
Doesn't imply that I am lonely.
You haven't even considered that
I may enjoy my own company.
I can be alone and ponder on my worth,
Alone in my own little world with no one
to bother me. No one to laugh, to sniggger
At my clothes, my style my looks.
You don't realise how words can hurt.
Bruises may mark my skin but words
Can scar my heart. I don't forget that easily.
You may think I do but I don't.
People don't give me the chance to
speak my mind and let my voice be heard.
I'm only allowed to listen. So now you see
Why I'm lonely in the crowd.
