You Know What You Did

Do you ever wonder why people tear

others down? It’s like this: they start to lie,

they start to speak of you, they start to glare.

You notice. You drive home, heart filled with grief.

“Don’t cry.” You try, but crack under pressure.

You lie on your bed, nervous and anxious.

You try to eat. Thinking, you grow anxious.

“What did I do?” you say, shedding a tear.

“Why me?” you ask. There is too much pressure.

“I’m okay.” you say, but that’s just a lie.

“Leave me alone.” you scream. Your eyes show grief.

“Go away.” you yell. They stare with a glare.

You mope. You think everyone shoots a glare.

You are tired. Confused. Angry. Anxious.

Your mother: worried. She sees all your grief.

Your father: outraged. How could these girls tear

his little girl to pieces? You will lie

in bed. You know they onset this pressure.

You cry. You try not to, but the pressure

from these girls is too much. They laugh. They glare.

“No, really. I’m fine.” you say. It’s a lie.

You go to school. “Friendless” you think. “Anxious”

you feel. You wear a smile. Not a tear.

You try on happiness. You then wear grief.

You realize you should not have to feel grief

about other’s issues. The tough pressure

they put on you that makes you shed a tear,

makes others look at you with a harsh glare,

and makes your mind crack under the pressure,

should never make your feelings have to lie.

The girls who did this to you: they must lie

to themselves about their hearts filled with grief.

They’re the ones whose twisted minds are anxious.

They are the ones who crack under pressure.

They are the ones who feel good when they glare.

Remember: it is you they cannot tear.

You should not lie to hide the pressure

of your grief. You should not shoot out a glare.

When you grow anxious, never shed a tear.