i hid it all.
the only time i was at peace was when i accepted the only way i would get out of my mind was in a casket six feet under.
but you never saw this side of me.
i never let you.
i never let anyone.
people knew i was broken.
but they never knew how many cuts it took for the blade to go dull.
it’s crazy i have money now.
i have the means to get out.
but inside i’m the same little girl that nobody cared about.
i get drawn right back into this place.
my pain is written in the walls.
as soon as i walk outside through that door—
i hid it all.
This poem is about:
Me
My family
My community
My country
Our world