I was just kidding
Are words always told
But nobody knows
How the story unfolds

Bruises on her skin
Her hope last night beaten
Cant even  remember
The last time she's eaten

But she's too thin
she's probably anorexic
And she never says a word
So she's probably dyslexic

On the other side
there's a boy with a dream
But it can't be unleashed
For they're as tattered as—

His clothing unwashed
His his shoes are in tatters
But the very next meal
Is the only thing that matters

But it's not okay to be poor
They can surely do more
Are words
That he has heard many times before

But his fathers in jail
And his mother gunned down
For his siblings,
he's the only one still around

Her arms striped red
His tears hold the pain
Both suffering from loss
and emotional drain

Leaning off the cliff
Heart palpitations in the chest
They jump
Spread their arms
And hope for the best

Perhaps if  the others
didn't choose to judge
But instead said hi
and gave them a nudge

For that one simple hi
could  have saved two lives
And there wouldn't be the need
To have to say goodbye

The others would have known this
If the took the time to notice

Because the the first glance
Is never the full story
So bite your tongue
And do it in hurry.

Cause words always hurt
Every single time
Especially  when
no one knows the true story.