I Am Her

I am shy.

I'm the girl that falls in love with the guy.

The girl that never looks him in the eyes.

I am sweet.

But always worry about what I eat.

Constantly choosing the salad over the meat.

I am smart.

Even though I'm told to think with my heart,

And that falling in love isn't a taught art.

I am young.

Parents worry about the cigarette smoke in my lungs.

Neighbors gossip about the girl that only hugs.

I am a poet.

Only my pen and paper seem to know it.

My mother tells me that I never need to show it.

I am alive.

At 16, I don't understand why,

but I hate the fact that one day I will die....

And that all my words will be lost to the silence.

The thoughts stolen and never heard, never provided.

My deepest secrets are residing,

Between the pages of a HelloKitty diary.

The hopes that I carried,

are being buried in the cemetery.

I am her.

The girl with heavy thoughts.