It's not fair, is it?
Being punished, when you've done nothing wrong,
But it happens,
It's not fair, is it?
Trying to stand up for your friend, then getting pushed down again,
But it happens,
It's not fair, is it?
Waiting for something, then not being able to go when it comes,
But it happens,
It's not fair, is it?
When you know you have a shoulder to cry on, but they're not around,
But it happens,
It's not fair, is it?
Knowing you could of done something, if you had only gone somewhere,
But it happens,
It's not fair, is it?
When you do something, then someone else takes the credit,
But it happens,
It's not fair, is it?
If you know something isn't fair, however nothing can be said,
But it happens,
It's not fair, is it?
Reading through this poem, only to find it ends with a question,
It's just not fair, is it?

I'm not pretty,
I'm not smart,
I'm not strong,
I'm not talented,
I can't do anything right,
I am nothing...
Stop...
You are pretty,
You are smart,
You are strong,
You are talented,
You can do things right,
You are something...
Because you are you...

You let people go because you love them...
But you have to understand...
Sometimes, they won't come back...

We wear a mask...
We get judged...
We be ourselves...
We get judged...
Lesson learned...
We can't win...

This is what you hear inside,
The voice that says "run and hide",
This is the sound like booming thunder,
The thing that pushes happiness under,
This is what keeps you locked away,
The isolation that causes dismay,
This is the sound of a lions roar,
The type of thing you can't ignore,
This is what forces the tears,
The thing that shows your inner fears,
This is the sound like a howling wolf pack,
The things you've said you can't take back,
This is what makes you worry,
The apology to come, "sorry",
This is the sound of a regretful voice,
The words said, but not produced by choice,
This is the thing that ends a friendship,
The same thing that can begin a hardship,
This is the unwanted emotion,
The one that causes all the commotion,
This is anger...

You all argue...
Shouting, each voice trying to overpower the other...
In the end, nobody gets heard...

One heart, with two sides...
One forgiving and kind...
One craving revenge and filled with hate...
Both broken...