Aubrey

Waterfalls ran down her chubby cheeks

as she struggled to keep her peace

Her hands were wrapped around her lips

In a bid to keep her sad moment to herself

and away from the people around her

No one had to know-- her parents couldn't find out

it would break her mom

if she found out her daughter went through endless taunts

it would break her dad

if he discovered that his little baby hated school because her monsters resided within those school walls

and bullying her was a tradition of theirs

School was supposed to be for learning

it seemed the only thing she was learning

was how to act like their words didn't hurt

how to take it all in

and reserve the tears for moments of perfect solitude

She's hiding

She's hurting

She's breaking

She's acting

She's pushing

but it seemed like every effort

resulted in more insults

more taunts

pain

mockery

tears

starvation

she's hurting inside without a word

escaping her lips

she's a fighter but she doesn't know it...

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