My life has become filled with paper cuts from Polaroids with scribbled messages telling me how unimportant I am
With sanctuaries reduced to places where I too have to play the persona of the girl who always smiles
But sometimes, I wish for places where I may be free to say as I wish without the risk of ridicule
Just because I am the girl who smiles everyday even though I can hear my classmates whisper about me, even though at home I am either ignored or abused, even though at school I have too many responsibilities..
This does not mean you can take advantage of me.
Sometimes, I wish for quiet places but sometimes, all we get is no appreciation and no where to feel safe.
If this is where "nice" gets me I'd rather be the opposite.
Because the people in this world are Polaroids; beautifully daunting and destructive.
