the tiny girl
   whose smile was broken
   by the mockingbirds
   and whose mind is cracked
   because no one understood her fragility.
it’s amazing that she’s still sane.

the boy
   who came home from school
   with bruises and broken teeth
   and screams still echoing in his ears
   that said he deserved to die.
it’s amazing that he’s still capable of love.

the girl
   who was abused by her father
   and tortured by her peers
   and haunted the halls of the hospital
   because she was afraid to live.
it’s amazing that she still lives.

let me tell you these stories,
   and then you can tell me again
   how your life ***** so much
   just because you can't go to prom.
   please, tell me again.
i would just love to hear about your “pain”.