A Subset of Pain

I see a girl who hurting, yet hides the tears she cries, I see a girl, who tries to be brave when ‘ere she meets hard times, I see this girl ignore the taunts and jeers of all her “friends”, She bears the scorn her own family shows every time that it happens, She has few friends who care for her, who understands her pain, But people try to break her heart by turning her friends to hate, This girl she hides behind a mask of expectance not dread, When deep inside her heart is tearing her dignity to shreds, I know this girl, she is my friend, and I understand her, you see, I feel the pain she feels inside, because that girl lives inside me.