Behind The Pen

You’ll never see the girl behind the pen and paper,
Or the words on your screen.
Because that girl was lost long ago.
Now, too afraid to show herself.

Now, she’s just what everyone wants her to be
No matter how much she hates to admit.
She never saw the changes, until it was too late.
Every night, she sleeps with her face twisted from
The pain of her hateful nightmares.

She never fell in love,
And was so afraid to live.
She left her home as little as possible,
Even though the yelling of her family scared her
Just as much.

Behind the pen is where she hides.
Letting out everything inside.
But her soul died,
Long ago.