Simple brown hair that reaches just above her broad shoulders.
Simple green eyes that are glazed over looking for adventure, and tears that were kept on her pillow.
A simple curvy body that isn’t petite but isn’t round.
Simple clothing that is sized too big, hiding her insecurities and scars for many years.
Simple hands that help her make her ideas come to life.
Simple feet rhythmically hit the ground to a beat of her creation.
Simple mind that has held many thoughts, the good and the bad.
A simple face that displays her simple green eyes and freckles that dance around her nose and cheeks.
Simple lips that have sung with love and determination, explained her thoughts, admitted to love and a smile.
Her simple smile that is loved, a simple smile that she gives to others.
A simple smile that can turn a bad day better.
Her simple face brightens the day with every glance.
Her simple green eyes that dance and sparkle in the light she gives.
Her simple brown hair that is tucked behind her ear when she’s nervous.
Her simple curvy body that has shown others that you can be beautiful no matter the size.
Her simple hands that have made beautiful creations that give others hope, that has held the hands of the broken keeping them safe.
Her simple feet that have danced around her room and have created beats.
Her simple mind that has given others hope as well as herself that everything will be okay.
A simple girl that is anything but simple.
A simple girl that is anything but normal, she is unique but broken.
She is trying but struggling.
She loves and is loved.
A simple girl that has dreamed of adventure.
A simple girl living her life as if it’s her last day.
A simple green-eyed, brown hair, freckled girl who has hope.

More SAY what they THINK.
Some SEE what they SPEAK.
Few THINK what they FEEL.
Yet no one tries to Hear what they Say,
Say what they feel,
Think what they see,
Hear what they think.

I told you that I loved you, you said the same.
I told you that I didn’t want to lose you, again you said the same.
But why, why did you walk away as if nothing happened?
Leave me as if I was nothing?
Again and again, I keep telling you that I’m here.
Waiting for you, crying.
I’m not ashamed, I’m keeping my promise.
I am still loving you, still wanting to be held.
Feel safe in your arms.
But I’m not, my grip on reality is slipping.
I feel no safety, no comfort only pain and sorrow.
Why, why did you leave me, why didn’t you fight for me?
To think that you never really loved me, you never wanted to help or stay?
You lied, you lied and deceived.
So why?
Why would you lie if you never loved me, never care or worried?
Why would you stay?
Why?
Why leave me to slowly drown in my own tears?
These tears that were meant for you.
I’m not ashamed of myself, I'm disgusted.
I’m disgusted with myself, for crying every night for you.
Wondering if I did something wrong?
If I didn’t look the way you wanted?
Would it be enough if I changed, to grab your attention?
Why, why didn’t you fight with me to keep me.
Why?

"Today," She says with a gleam in her eye "Today I shall sing, today I shall make the best of what I can be. Today, I shall be me."
She closes her eyes and smiles, her smile that everyone loves
That smile has caused tears of joy, smiles of others and hope
Hope that the day will be full of wonder, that even though the day will be rough, I can make it through
She walks down the well-lighted halls of her school, cool air runs down her back as her feet hit the ground making a rhythm only she can know
A hand
A hand she feels on her back and a foot on her leg
She falls
She falls down an endless well of darkness
Pins and needles run down her body as the hands that pushed her and the feet the tripped her hurt her
"You're worthless!" They yell in her ear, the words wrapping around her mind that held imagination that she was told held importance
"You're nothing!" They scream their voices echo through her skull as if it was a cave.
A dark, unknown cave that if a wrong step was made it could a crash and bury her
Soon they left, leaving her on the ground alone, shivering on the cold floor
Though she was covered head to toe with cuts and bruises she dusted herself off and grabbed her stuff smiling
She walked into class and sat down, smiling
She went through the day, smiling
She walked home, the bullies from before throwing trash at her, she smiled through it all
"What is going on?" Her mother asks worried, her daughter is covered in cuts and bruises and yet, she smiles
"Nothing mommy." She simply says and gives her a hug, a tight one, as if it were her last
She heads up her stairs and into her room locking blue tattered door
"Today is the day I will be sung to. Today I will see daddy again." She puts her school supplies on her bed and pulls out a brown box, covered with rips and tears.
She hums her lullaby softly and opens the box pulling out pictures of her family, she smiles
She walks to her window and unlocks the hatch and looks up at the sky
"I'm going to miss you mommy, but daddy and I will watch over you." She steps up on the window sill and closes her eyes
Wind catches her hair and opens her arms as child would when running to someone they love
"Today," She smiles up at the clouds "Today I'm going to fly."

She walks through the flames, they flicker and spark as they dance around her skin
She used to scream, she used to scream from bottom of the flames, for love, for hope, for help
The colors dance to their own beat, her screams were their lyrics and the running of her feet were the drums
The drums have slowed and the lyrics have died out but still they dance
Her breaths can be heard through the wall of flames
Tiny little things they are
Her voice use to fill the room with such joy
Her feet use to dance, run, and leap
Her eyes were filled with such wonder
Her smile, her smile gave the people around her the urge to smile with her
They gave people hope that everything was going to be ok
Even through the tough times, she smiled
She smiled for others' sakes
She smiled because it was her lie
Her lie that everything was going to be ok
Her lie that if she kept on smiling everything would get better
Even though the knives won the battle
Even after the bottle full of pills kept on taunting
She smiled
Though her voice was silent in the brightness of the flames
She smiled
Though her feet stopped dancing
She smiled
Though the fire dances around her skin
She smiled
Soon her smiles turned to laughs
Small at first, soft little puffs of air grew to giggles
Her eyes filled with wonder once again
The flames started dying
Her feet started dancing
The flames died to little embers of smoke
Her voice filled the rooms once again with joy
She looked down at the smoky embers, glowing even in the well-lit room
"I'm free."

Where I’m from I’m either too quiet or too loud,
I care too little or too much.
Where I’m from I’m told to be myself,
But get criticized or looked down upon.
Where I’m from I wonder what tomorrow will bring,
What will the sunrise start?
Where I’m from I choose to let my mind take control,
I let my imagination guide me.
Where I’m from my mind takes me to the ocean,
I can feel the sun beaming on my scarred skin,
I can hear the waves crash against the old wooden boat.
Where I’m from I can taste the salty ocean in the air as it combs through my hair.
The creaking of the wood planks as the boat is softly tossed in with the wind.
Where I’m from with just a thought I can remember those who have passed,
Telling me that everything will be okay, hold on to what you have.
Where I’m from the night brings thoughts,
The good, the bad, and the monsters.
Where I’m from my mind brings back those I have lost,
Those who I need.
Where I’m from the only monster,
Is myself.
Where I’m from the only person to save me,
Is me.