Emotional Abuse - a different kind of pain

some people think
that if you haven’t been punched then you are ok but i’m not ok oh no i don’t think i’m ok

i am not covered in bruises my ribs are not broken my hair has not been pulled from my scalp and I have no black eyes or split lips for you to see

i do not wear dark glasses or lots of makeup or a big hat or long sleeve shirts to hide my marks from your prying eyes

some people think that if your hands are not bound and your feet are not shackled and your windows are not barred then you are free to go free to go but you can’t go

some people think that i have it all together my life looks good from the outside and i get good grades in school and study all the time and i want to be somebody

but really i am just a fake i know it’s empty inside yeh it’s all empty inside i’m all empty and i wonder who i am who am i and why do i smile for you when i really want to scream and i want you to tell me where to find anything anything anything
that matters

some people think
they know everything but
they don’t know anything at all no nothing at all
about me