From the outside <br />People see her as happy. <br />She's always smiling <br />and has the loudest laugh. <br /> <br />She's never alone. <br />Someone's always standing <br />next to her. <br /> <br />Her parents arent divorced. <br />And they have a decent sized <br />house. <br /> <br />She gets good grades <br />And people see her <br />as a good kid. <br /> <br />Parents can trust her. <br />Teachers love her. <br /> <br />From the outside <br />she is perfect. <br /> <br />Her head is held high <br />She is always there for others. <br />She is the sweetest girl you <br />can meet, with the biggest <br />heart. <br /> <br />From the inside. <br />The side of her you will <br />never see. <br /> <br />She is broken; shattered. <br />Pieces of her lie everywhere. <br />Unable to be put back together. <br /> <br />Under her beautiful clothes <br />lie the ugly scars. <br /> <br />The scars that tell the <br />story of her pain. <br /> <br />Inside her stomach growls <br />As she skips another meal. <br /> <br />Her muscles ache. <br />and her body is tired. <br /> <br />She works it too much. <br />She never sleeps. <br /> <br />From the inside <br />she battles problems <br />that you would never imagine. <br /> <br />she has 'grown up' faster <br />than she wanted. <br />she lost something <br />important to her <br /> <br />and she never really got it <br />back. <br /> <br />Though her outside never <br />shows it, she is hurting. <br /> <br /> <br />This act has been going on <br />since she can remember <br /> <br />No one has ever noticed. <br />Will anyone ever notice <br />That she's not so perfect after all?<br /><br />Wishing For Perfection<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/not-so-perfect-afterall/
