Poem: Mistake

This is a dark poem about a girl who commits suicide. This inspiration for this poem came from the large number of teen suicides recently due to bullying and other problems. This poem is dedicated to anyone who's ever felt like they have no way out: I promise it will get better one day, do not give up. You are loved and not alone. xx

Mistake

See that girl with bright eyes?
When no one looks
her mascara stain her cheeks.
The girl who smiles at every stranger
cries herself to sleep.

She cries each day,
wont let it show.
They think she's fine
but they don't know.
It hurts so bad,
she feels all alone.

She says she won't give up
but her faith is fading.
Trying not to let go
but her rope is breaking.
She puts her make-up on
to disguise her fears,
but in her room
she's wiping tears.

She wants to let go,
reach the other side.
In all her darkness
maybe that's her only light.
She puts a brave face on
for the world to see,
but what they don't
is the hurt underneath.

She said she'd try to be stronger,
but everyday got more harder
And in the darkness
her bright light came.
She let the fears go away.

She'd heard it before,
and as her eyes closed
she knew it too.
Her life was just a mistake.