To That One Kid

To that one kid in the class,
The one that wears all black,
The one with hair as black as the eyeliner,
The one with the black band shirt with a band no one's heard of

To that one kid who's always pulling down on the sleeves,
Trying to hide the scars,
Trying to hide the tears,
Trying to paint a smile on their face every day

To that one kid who dresses in bright colors,
Just to fool the parents,
Just to fool the other students,
Just to fool themselves.

To that one kid who puts smileys in every text,
To fool their boyfriend,
To fool their girlfriend,
To convince themselves they're happy

To that one kid who actually does the work,
The one who stays quiet all through class,
The one who looks like they don't have friends,
The one who says 5 words the whole school year

To that one kid who has the legitimately bad home life,
That one who stays strong for the one they love
That one who never asks for anything in return
That one who can never show their true emotions

To that one kid - I know what you go through
I know what you feel on a day to day basis
I know what you want to do to yourself and to the world
I know what you do to yourself to make the pain go away

You may not believe me, but I know.
I've been there, done that.
But I survived.
And so will you.