Smiling, smart, strong

Floating through hallways and doorways

Pretending to enter

Pretending to be part of something

Fitting in

But

She's slipping out

Losing her grasp on who she is in front of them

She's always been quiet, but she's

Screaming

Screaming for a hero

Her dark knight is suddenly there

She's not afraid of the cape

Of the mask

Behind it, she is who she's always been

They may not have met her yet

But she's here

And all secret identities must be revealed

She's smiling

She's smart

She's strong