A Teenager's Cry

Trapped by fears
Choking on tears
My eyes see dreams
washed away by esteems

I feel locked out
Where do I fit in
Family is broken
so what is a friend

I need to belong
I've been alone too long
Well, except for when
I risked protection for a "friend"

So when I am betrayed
People do not see
I have only me and
that's not security

No one really, that understands
human shoulders with no heart
I wonder why I must be
set so far apart

Locked in loneliness
Tears of stone
I wear pretty clothing
hiding wounds to the bone

I wish you could hear....

Melanie Lynch-Evans 1993