you see simply

the girl you know,

she smiles and waves,

maybe cracks a joke

or two and messes about

but you’ll never see

her underneath

where she’s sobbing,

screaming, raging because

she simply can’t get out.

she’ll grieve because she

knows she’ll never be loved

the way she wishes

and she’ll rage because

the way she wishes love

came to her

is not the way it does.

she longs for someone

to hold her close

but keep their lips away

keep the romance far,

far away from her,

but that’s not what you did

so she’s screaming for help

because she’s cornered and

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