The lights go dim; the music starts.
She takes a breath, the applause starts.
Her smile so bright, her voice is pure.
But what lies beneath will go unheard.
Her eyes are dim, her heads a mess.
No one even sees all the stress.
The show must go on, an applause awaits.
Her parents flaunt her, much more awaits.
The pain now gets hidden,
through the show and tell.
Abuse overwritten,
because she does so well.
Years will go by.
She will oblige.
Until one day the darkness arrives.
She now must wrestle, with years that was dark.
It’s flooding her mind,
No reprieve can be found.
Who could have known,
what she had to endure.
Her life seemed so fruitful
and full of allure.
The curtains draw closed.
The music has stopped.
Her heart can forget now,
not all is lost!
©2021
