She walks in the halls
Just like everyone else
But know one knows
That her smile is fake
Behind the mask
She’s crying, no, dying
Begging to be set free
You could never tell just by looking at her face
But behind the mask is a girl screaming,
“Set me free!”
“Let me go!”
“No more! Please!”
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Now she’s safe
Now she’s free

Being short helps
They’ll see right over your head
Don’t ever speak up
Sit in the back of the class
NEVER raise your hand
You want to be on a sports team?
That’s not the way to go
Join art club
They’ll notice your work but they’ll never notice you
Play in the band
We’re super loud but they still don’t see
Being in choir works too
Even when you’re singing your heart out
They’ll never notice you
You want to join the drama club?
That’s great
They’ll notice you for a night
Then the next day you’re out of their sight
Always dress in black
You’re a ninja in these halls
Never stand in the middle of the room
Always stay close to the walls
Now there’s one more thing you can do
Just try to be me
Then they’ll see right through you

When you hear the word acting what's the first thing that comes to mind?
Famous T.V shows?
Movies?
Musicals?
Plays?
The first thing that comes to my mind is people
Ordinary people
The people that pass you in the hallways
or on the streets
You may not realize it
but some people act every day
You know the girl that smiled at you as she walked by
did you know she's thinking about suicide?
The guy that asked you out and said he loved you
turns out it was a sick prank he pulled on you
The girl who pretends to be OK everyday
just to get people to stop worrying
Fake smiles
Fake love
Fake happiness
It's all acting
But you never thought about it that way
Did you?

I wish I could go back to kindergarten
where you were friends with everyone
You only ever had to be yourself
No one cared if you couldn't throw a ball
or run fast, or even read
Nowadays I feel like I spend more time trying to impress people
than I am making myself happy
I can't run fast, I can't throw a ball very far
I love to read though...but here...that doesn't matter
Everything changed
I used to be friends with everyone!
Now I'm friends with a select few
The few that stayed
I can sing, I can act, I can talk for hours
Apparently people find that annoying
I'm not cool because I don't play sports
I'm not a cheerleader or a dancer either
I play in the band
and sing in the choir
perform in plays
read poetry in speech
It's funny how much things change
Your classmates
your teachers
your surroundings
and yes, even you
I wish I could go back to kindergarten
I wish nothing had changed