she is my friend
she keeps with me
she stays when everyone leaves
she fights when everyone stays quiet
she shout when no one dares to talk
she is my friend
I wish I could be like her

I am a misunderstood girl
Not a lunatic
On the brink of snapping
Not a walking target
With a bull's-eye taped to her back

My feelings are greatly guarded
By barbed wired fences
Taller than the Eiffel Tower
By stone walls
Stronger than diamonds

I wear a merry mask
As deceiving as The Riddler
With yellow and orange feathers
And a smile of emeralds

Some people eat dreams

for
breakfast

and
lunch

and
dinner

and it's not even because
they can't afford food

the grass
poking my back
the damp earth
wetting my shirt
the cool wind
blowing on my face
the music in the background
to complete it all

They said Love was blind,
but they never said she was stupid.

mom asks me
why I don't hug my dad
after he comes back from office
I say
I would love to
except for the fact he wouldn't
hug me back
mom asks me
to stop with the excuses
I wonder if she knows
the difference between reality
and fantasy