The Girl In The Corner Poem by Ellen Rose Kelley

There's a girl in the corner
the last thing she wants is eyes.
They say it's just a ploy for attention
she uses it to hide her lies.

She covers up with layers
fresh scars she made last night.
She wonders why her prayers
get lost without a fight.

She has something planned
something she will do soon.
She herself is stranded,
her self-assumed maroon.

So she continues invisibility,
hides in open spaces.
And she looks with hostility
at all of the empty faces.

She knows she won't be here much longer,
hugging friends an unknowing goodbye.
Cleaning an empty locker,
giving a loving sigh.