I See... Poem by Laura Rodriguez

I see a girl,
dressed in bright colors,
with a bright smile
and a faithful man by her side.
She looks so happy.

I see a girl,
dressed in dark colors,
with tears in her eyes
and an unfaithful man by her side.
She looks miserable.

When I put those two girls together,
I see the same girl.
The happy girl is her outside,
the depressed girl is her inside.
She puts a mask to hide herself.

She can no longer handle the pain,
she must escape.
No one can hear her scream,
no one can her her cry,
no one can hear her suffering.
She must end this suffering...
and so she does.