That Girl

I posted this awhile and then deleted it for personal reasons but it is here again for anyone who would like to read it.  It is one of my favorites <3

That girl
When you see her walk down the hall
Do you think she’s pretty at all?
Do you think she’s smart?
Do you think she is perfect just as she is?
She doesn’t
All she ever sees is failure
All she has ever known is disgrace
She walks with her chin up
But just wants to hide her face
She is scared that no one will see
All of the pain inside her
She is afraid that they will see
All of the broken pieces beside her
That girl
Wakes up early every morning
And touches her toe on the scale
Afraid of what it will tell her
But the need to know prevails
Her heart sinks fast
When she sees the number that defines her
She can never forget
The hurt that lies behind her

That girl

Used to think she mattered

Used to think someone cared

Now she is smaller than ever

Because she feels less than her

She feels empty

Incapable of happiness

Unworthy of love

She starves herself and cuts her skin

She hides the pain, and lets no body in

She cries herself to sleep each night

She thinks of ending her life

That girl

Doesn’t know who she is anymore

Maybe she never did

That girl

Needs someone to tell her

All of the good things she can’t see

That girl

Just wants a friend to call her own

To make her feel less alone

That girl

Wants you to notice her and care

And tell her that you’ll always be there

That’s all she wants,

Please don’t leave

There’s too much at risk

For her, believe.