Wake up.                                                    Wake up.

Get dressed.                                             Force myself to move. Make sure my arms are covered.

Smile.                                                         Be sure to look her in the eyes.

Walk out the door.                                    Do I really have to go?

Go to school.                                             Another day I don’t want to live through.

Smile. Laugh. Joke with friends.           Does that sound real? Are they really laughing?

Go to class and get good grades.        What is this madness?

Smile.                                                         Do they look worried?

Stay after school. Enjoy my friends.      Can’t I just go home?

Give everyone hugs. Be happy.              What are they really thinking of me?

Smile. Be the life of the night.                  Is this how real people are?

Smile.                                                          Are they convinced?

Go home. Smile.                                       One place I don’t enjoy to another.

Eat with the family.                                   Can I please just go back into my room…?

Do homework.                                           I. DON’T. GET. THIS.

Smile.                                                          Can I stop this yet?

Go to bed.                                                   Can I not get up tomorrow?

Repeat.                                                        Why…….