This One Girl

I know this one girl who forces a smile,
Thinking "I'll only have to do this every day for a little while".

I know this one girl who desperately tries to make her eyes shine,
So no one will notice that all she does is curl up and cry.

I know this one girl who tries to keep her laugh alive,
Thinking "Maybe if I laugh, it won't be so hard to try".

I know this one girl who want to keep her head up,
So she can prove that she can actually be tough.

I know this one girl who can brighten up someone's day,
Without them knowing she just wants to run away.

I know this one girl who wants to have fun and take life by the wheel,
But is badly tied down by all that she feels.

I know this one girl who can't stand seeing others cry,
And she knows that they probably have a better reason as to why.

I know this one girl who has just enough friends,
But yet, feels she's all alone in the end.

I know this one girl who has tried so hard to do good,
And yet, somehow fails to show that she could.

I know this one girl who lost sight of all the goodness,
And sometimes wishes this life she could just finish.

I know this one girl who's tired of failing and being a let down,
But yet keeps doing it, leaving herself with nothing but a permanent frown.

I know this one girl who's tired of trying,
And finally, deep down inside, is painfully and slowly dying.

I know this one girl who has just had enough,
But yet still keeps going, trying to stay tough.

- April 2007