People are slow to listen Yet dont hesitate to speak When someone says something “ bad” Words from other mouths begin to leak No one thinks about actions Nor considers their words As soon as they don’t like it All thoughts fly over like birds She misses those old days The days when she was a kid Not being hated nor laughed at Not judged for the things she did Now she’s grown up Everyone’s now different They mock and torture others As if they’re hearts have a dent She always spends an hour Trying to figure out what to wear She has to choose perfectly So others won’t shame without care Calling her names Judging her looks Everyone around her Are joy thieving crooks She has to eat to not be called skinny But not too much that she is body shamed Other full of hatred Acting like it’s to them that she is tamed She has to be smart Because that’s the stereotypical way But then if she’s too smart No one wants to be her friend and walks away She has to be filled with joy Because she doesn’t have a reason to be sad Every time something bad happened Everyone told her she should be glad No one knows the thoughts in her head And how she cries every night No one checks on her Asking if she’s fighting the fight For years and years She fought to her very best Little did others know She weight that was on her chest No one knew her pain Because they never cared to ask Maybe if they did She wouldn’t wear a fake mask Maybe if they cared They wouldn’t in tears Sitting there at her death bed Trembling in fear Fear of what they’ve done And how they never thought about her Never even realizing That her life to them was a blur One day everyone will realize What happens when their judging’s at peak They’ll realize they were slow to listen Yet didn’t hesitate to speak Check up on the ones you know, you never know what they got going on