I am a warrior

That I will never deny

Yes I fight in battles

But not ones visible to the naked eye

They say that I’m young

Tell me that life isn’t always fair

But I know that they’re wrong

They can never truly say they’ve been there

I never asked you for much

Always thinking ahead

Working behind the scenes

So you could keep your pride

I grew up quite quickly

Learned how to meditate from the start

Yet no one ever started thinking

Will this scar her heart?

As the years passed by

My thoughts continued to race

Getting louder and louder

Taking up more and more space

I continued to smile and wave

Keep up the spirits and cheer

No one suspected a thing

I kept them safe from fear

But when I was alone

My heart pounded in my chest

Clutching my head in my hands

My eyes filled with fear

A pain in my chest

The voices getting louder with fear

Who are you!

What do you want!

They say have no fear

My heart begins to slow

I feel a strange sense of peace

A calming warmth

So far

Yet So near

I take their hand

I ignore the screams

I never look back

Never wished I had changed

They only ever saw

Who they needed me to be

Now I stand alone

Separated by the dark

As I watch

I have to wonder

Did they ever stop to look for

The

Scars

On

My

Heart?