Just because I don’t advertise that I’m lonely
And seem to take things in my stride
Doesn’t mean that I’m not alone
Or that I cry on the inside.
Just because I don’t date all of my male friends
Or whine about not having a boyfriend
Doesn’t mean I wouldn’t like it
If a boy I had a crush on asked me to be his.
Just because I seem calm on the outside
And walk around with a ready smile
Doesn’t mean I handle every situation
With indifference and pride.
Just because you can’t see how I feel
Doesn’t mean I don’t feel whole
It just means you’re not looking
At what is right in front of you: in my soul.
Just because you think I’m capable
Doesn’t mean I’m strong
Or that I don’t need a shoulder to cry on.
It just means that you’re wrong.
You don’t look and see beyond your eyes
You don’t think about what you don’t know
You think that feelings can’t be disguised
That what’s on the inside doesn’t show.
But you’re wrong. Just because…
Because you’re selfish. Because you’re better
Than me. Because you think
That no-one hurts but you.
But just because isn’t an answer.
It isn’t an explanation of what’s wrong
Or why you feel something
It’s a lie.
Just because is what you say when
You’re lost for words.
When you haven’t got a clue
But you’re too scared to show it.
Well, I’m no ‘just because’ girl
I’m real and solid and I feel
I think and I cry and I love and I experience life
In more ways than you could ever know.
YOU ARE READING
Book of Poetry
PoetryA book of selected poetry written both in recent years and during my teen years.
