She's called out of her class
their agenda has her name
they have a simple question
as the room questions her pain

Would she go to someone
when her heart was feeling down?
her face begin to whither and her eyes looked all around

A "no"came softly from her lips
as she held her head down low
she whispered in her spirit
"they wouldn't want to know..."

Just how her body cries
at the dawning of each day
and it's the safety of her blankets
where her soul pleads just to stay

And it takes her everything
to keep a little hope
while her tears are kept inside
it makes it difficult to cope

That her life is simply measured
by the clock's unyielding hands
the minutes pass by slowly
and how she tries to understand

Why her mind is always questioning
what others wake up to
are they joyful all the time
while she just muddles through

How the smile that is worn
simply acts as a disguise
to keep away the questions
and to cover all the lies

Of dreams she doesn't have
and goals she won't reach for
then she says she's fine
she just wants out the door

The silence speaks in volumes
from the others in the room
they want to show they care
but the air is filled with doom

She knows that when they leave
they'll go back to their sweet lives
in homes that call them back
while she fights to just  survive

And as the meeting ends
she fakes the strength within
they want to know that she's okay
so she musters up a *grin