Scholarship Slam 2014
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Curtains, i cry in my distress, Curtains.
You lie to me about who i am, you dull the light.
Yet i can not be tricked for i am certain.
you push people away, with all your might.
I feel this twisting in my stomach,
I fight to keep a straight face.
Secretly I wonder,
Do you feel the things I do?
The same desires?
No, you don't.
Theres a innocent young woman there,
Hiding behind makeup and long hair,
She smiles for the impression of others,
Because the only person she can be true to is her mother.
People want me to work hard
People expect me to be a Genius
It's all Math and Science
People expect me to be a Model
It's all make-up and hair fixed right
I'm a people pleaser so they get what they want
I try to hide myself
From everyone else
I am not ashamed
For I am not insane
But my heart yearns for love
From each and everyone
We are forced to wear a mask
Behind the curtain and deep inside
There’s a girl who can no longer hide
She has been hidden too very long
And is no longer able to be strong
Her hopes are high, and savings low
All she wants to do is grow!
For years I lived, hiding behind a curtain
Living in fear, always uncertain
I dreaded the days of middle school,
Was my hair a mess? Was my outfit uncool?
But as I grew older I began to realize
The struggle- it's real. But we mask it, and we hide it, and we walk away from it thinking it will finally just disappear. I've struggled many years like countless before me and thousands after me.
Was it the 8 year loss? Maybe her death and the family of crushed dreams...
Mental issues.. Maybe? All the way from fetal stage,
Most likely genetics from the bloodline, ya Nerd.
I have clouds of sulfur in my eyesThat cloud my truth and give me lies.In my bed awake at night,I lie for hours frozen in fright.He lurks behind my bed,Runs crazy nightmares through my head.
