Taken for granted.

Eyes so bright
Smile so sweet
Innocent and pure
to everyone she meets

Loved by all
timid and shy
like a budding rose
but all flowers must die

Forced laugh
Fake smile
hurting inside
all the while

Pretending and lies
is all she knows
double life hidden
inside fear grows

Comes home at night
to pain and fights
alcoholic parents
keep her up all night

Abuse and drugs
since she was small
she's good at pretending
they don't know at all

Crawl into bed
hear him come into her room
fear setting in
all too soon

Feel his touch
skin against skin
she's used to it now
she lets him win

Wake up next morning
she doesn't care
cover up bruises
like their not really there

Conceal heavy lines
under her eyes
been up all night
hoping she'd die

Go to school
pretend once more
try really hard
but what for?

Sick of it all
walks out of school
cant face another day
of feeling like a fool

Goes home again
another drunken fight
closes her eyes
cant stand the sight

Pops in a pill
what can it hurt?
it might take away her pain
of being treated like dirt

Another and one more
soon she blacks out
her breathing stops
without a shout

Parents walk in
ready to give hell
see her on the floor
walk away and think "oh well"
Truth still hidden
to this very day
everyone thinks
she threw her 'perfect' life away.