The Key To Survival

this girl you see
she looks so happy
but if you could only see
her from the inside
she's dying to break down
in tears

she wakes up every morning
and paints on a fake smile
of a girl she claims to be

she cant be herself around
everyone else
they clearly won't approve

she tries her best
but her best is nothing

she's been playing this role
for way too long
that she doesn't even know who
she really is anymore

will she ever remember?

she looks beyond all of her
imperfections and takes of
each mask that changes her

somewhere along the way
she discovered a scared little
girl that was afraid to be herself

she thew the masks away
and attempted to be herself

she's pretty in every way
and wonders why she tried
to change

she thought that it was time
to love herself for who she is
instead of for who she tried to be

she realized that the
key to survival is in the heart
of acceptance
if you dont accept who you are
no one ever will