She hears the yelling,
It's been going on all night long.
While mom and dad fight,
She puts on her favorite song.
She goes to school,
Running on no sleep.
Puts on a brave face,
But inside she continues to weep.
She walks inside her house,
Notices mom is gone.
She goes to her dad and asks,
He says they've been wrong.
Mom is at grandma's,
She goes over to ask.
"What's going on?" she says,
While she puts on a fake mask.
Mom says dads been cheating,
It's been happening for a while.
The next day at school,
She puts on a fake smile.
Both parents have been indecent,
Or so they both still tell her.
She looks for comfort in her family,
But they're not the best helper.
Alone and depressed she gets,
Wasting away day by day.
Not understanding the way of the world,
She doesn't want to stay.
No one understands,
They don't even bother asking.
She cries her self to sleep at night,
Because happiness is what she's lacking.
It's been 3 years since that unfortunate fight,
Her parents still hate eachother.
These feelings never left her soul,
She's hoping there won't be another.
Each day and night the sadness stays,
She hasn't been happy in a long time.
The only thing she hopes for now,
Is a way to leave this life.
She finally let go of her fake smile,
The tears rushed down her face.
She looked around and said to herself,
"I want to leave this place."
Music helped at first, it did,
But now she's slipping deeper.
Darker and darker her days become,
She's becoming weaker.
I look in the mirror and whisper to myself,
"Why can't I just leave?"
There's nothing left for me here,
God, take me away, please.
ThatLostGirl*