You wouldn't call me UGLY,
........if you knew I throw up every night to try and look pretty.

You wouldn't call me FAT,
........if you knew I only started eating to block out the sound of my parents fighting.

You wouldn't call me a LOSER,
........if you knew I help out at soup kitchens while you party.

You wouldn't call me a NERD,
........if you knew my parents have never been proud of my perfect grades.

You wouldn't call me UPTIGHT,
........if you knew my sister was abused.

You wouldn't call me BACKWARD,
........if you knew that my parents tried their hardest to raise me well, despite neither of them being educated.

You wouldn't call me a SLUT,
........if you knew that my dad beat my mother up constantly.

You wouldn't call me WEAK,
........if you knew that I had a hole in my heart when I was born, and almost didn't make it.

You wouldn't call me STUPID,
........if you knew I work two jobs to support my family.

You wouldn't call me a FREAK,
........if you knew I've only ever wanted acceptance, but never got it.

You wouldn't call me a BITCH,
........if you knew my parents cheated on each other, and neither cared enough about the kids to hide it.

You wouldn't call me TWISTED,
........if you knew I blame myself for my mother's suicide.


In short, if you knew of the secret hell inside my head, maybe, just maybe, you'd realize that I'm just like you.

Queen Sana at 11:26 AM