No one can see the pain,

Lurking behind her smile.

No one knows what she tells herself

Late at night.

No one knows the real story of

The scars up and down her arm.

No one can fathom the hell

She calls her mind.

The hell of nightmares

The hell of memories.

They only see the smile,

Only hear the laughter.

The girl beneath all that

Is far from truly happy.

There is a war in her mind

Between the dark and light.

The dark pulls her into her

Worst nightmares.

The light keeps her laughing through it all.

Her demons eat at the light,

They eat at the angels trying to save her.

She feels both trying to win,

Even when she tries to numb it away.

Sometimes it works with the angels,

Sometimes it helps the demons pull her farther

Into her personal hell.

The smile she puts on to

Keep everyone happy

Becomes more empty every day.

Her laughter becomes more hollow

With each passing day.

The dark never sleeps,

But the light is always there

To keep it at bay.

She has to choose:

Either let the dark eat her alive

Or fight with all her might.

She chooses to help

Reclaim her light.

The demons fight hard to keep her down.

They will always be in her mind,

But the angels finally have the help

They so desperately needed.

The fight between dark and light

Will rage on for the rest of her life,

But she will never give up.

She will always help the light.